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Friends That Are "The Same, But Different"

Having a best friend who is so much like you but still their own person is a pretty phenomenal thing.

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Friends That Are "The Same, But Different"
Cassandra Schambach

In freshman year of high school, I met a girl who gave me the friendship you see in movies. We would do everything together and I knew I could trust her with anything. She also gave me more than just a cinema-worthy friendship. She gave me the confidence to be myself because she is just as strange as I am and she gave me the safety to be weird around her when the rest of the would couldn't handle it. We have the same bizarre interests, think similar awkward thoughts that we wouldn't dare say out loud to anyone else, and can relate to many of each other's unique quirks. Often, we were told that we were "the same, but different," as if to say we could almost be the same person, but we still have our own lives and identities. I imagine that there are other best friend pairs out there who can relate to the wonderful feeling of having someone who truly gets you.

1. They’re always down to take part in your shenanigans.

2. When they're not down, you make them tag along anyways.

3. You have a go to handshake.

It could be anything from a classic fist bump to something more along the lines of rapidly high-fiving and making noises that resemble mating dolphins.

4. They’re always there to give you a genuine compliment.

5. They know how to make you feel better about a horrible situation.

6. They don’t judge you for the weird stuff you’re into (because they’re into it too).

They don't really have any room to judge you here because they're into the same strange things if not some stranger things.

7. Others may think you’re fighting, but that’s just how you show affection.


8. They know your weaknesses and help you get through them.


9. Advice may not be their specialty but they’ll help you out any way they can

Even if all they can do at the moment is put a smile on your face, they try their hardest.

10. You can’t get rid of them. Even if sometimes you really want to.


They've been around way too long for you to just give them the boot. This friendship isn't going down without a fight. In fact, it's probably never going down. Not if the other half has a say in it, at least. You most likely feel the same way too, so it's okay.

11. They’re the one thing that is constant in an unstable world.

The world is constantly changing and it's a pretty scary place. But at the end of the day, you have their back and they have yours. The two of you can get through anything if you're going at it together.

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