My best friends are some of the most important people in my life. With them, I know I never have to put on a false face and I can go to them about anything, good or bad. They have seen me at my absolute worst, and I have seen theirs, yet we still hold onto each other with immense love. I consider them as not only my best friends, but my soul-mates, and I am so grateful for them. How did we move from best friends to soul-mates? I can't give you a specific moment in time, but, with some help from some pop culture icons, I can give you a few examples when we knew our friendship was real and lasting. Maybe you and your best friend(s) can relate.

They see me cry, tell me I’m an ugly crier, and hold me anyways.

If you're like me and mine, you knew each other in middle school and still love each other despite those dark days. You also helped each other burn pictures from that time period.

We're brutally honest, especially about relationships, but all our honesty stems from love, not judgment.

We went to The Fault in Our Stars movie premiere together and laughed at each other as we both simultaneously ugly-cried.

When debating about who we each would be in famous BFF duos, she claims Marilyn Monroe and Karlie Kloss and I claim Audrey Hepburn and Taylor Swift and we don’t even have to argue about it.

We can sit in silence but it isn't awkward.

Even after not seeing each other for months, we can still pick up just like we never left. (Due to the daily texting and Facetimes, we never stopped talking in the first place.)

Even if I’m talking extensively about a topic that they don’t care about, they listen because they know I care about it and I do the same for them.

If one of us needed someone to be there for them in any way, we would drop everything to help them.

When one of us bursts into song, the other(s) jump right in without a pause. Often, this includes a dance routine as well.

Strangers often mistake us to be siblings or dating.

They are the ones I can call up at any time of day or night and say, “let’s go on an adventure,” and they say yes without question.

Most importantly, we never have to worry if each other’s “I love you” is legit or not.