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The Bond Between Best Friends Is Like No Other, And Potentially Irreplaceable

With best friends being the closest people in others' lives, it is incredibly scary how quickly and easily that sacred bond could come to an end.

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Think of the person closest to you, that person you consider your best friend. They know you better than anyone else and you feel like you know them just as well. That one person who is always there for you through the ups and the downs. All of your secrets, the late nights talking about anything and everything, the food runs, all of the memories you have made together are priceless.

Regardless of how long you have known each other and how long it took for this close bond to form, they still understand you more than anyone else. You could spend all of your time together and never get tired or fed up with each other. They are your go-to, your favorite person on the planet.

Not even a significant other can fill the role that this person fills. Romantic relationships come and go, but your best friend should always be there. Keywords: should always be there. In some cases, things can happen and this supposedly inseparable bond could break, or sometimes people can drift apart. Who knows, this person could even disappear out of thin air. There might come a day where this person isn't your go-to person anymore. Then, you are left at a standstill.

What are you supposed to do when that person who you considered your other half, your go-to and your absolute favorite is no longer apart of your life? Who do you turn to when you want to tell about all of the good things in your life? Who do you confide in when things go wrong and you need to vent?

How are you supposed to react when you see them and they have removed themselves from your life?

Losing somebody who knows so much about you, and has been through the highs and lows of life with you is rather difficult. How do you build this relationship up again with somebody else? Is it even possible to kindle a friendship of that intensity? These questions and more all come and go as your former best friend does.

It is hard to believe that somebody who you were so close with is gone. It is even harder to think of anybody else filling that void, becoming your best friend and beginning that friendship formation process all over again. It is sad to think that nobody will ever fully replace that person but sadly, you will probably live with a small void left long past the end of the friendship.

The memories will stay memories and you will have to make new ones with somebody else. With best friends being the closest people in others' lives, it is incredibly scary how quickly and easily that sacred bond could come to an end. But at the end of the day, what happens when they become a figment of your past?

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