As we go through life we start to realize how important the people in our lives are. Whether it be your brother, your second cousin or the neighbor you grew up with, the people who surround you have become apart of you. You rely on them for advice, support and criticism (even if it is hard to hear). Sometimes it can seem as if your friends aren't really your friends but your enemies. For all of you friends out there, here is your explanation.

If you have a tried and true relationship you will know that every friendship has it's struggles. Sometimes it's messy, sometimes it's awkward and sometimes it's flat out confusing, but you have to understand that your friends have reasons for doing what they do, even if it isn't explicitly said. A friend's number one job is to protect you and their second job is to make you stronger than you were before. So yes, sometimes they have to push you down in order to pick you up and it may seem like the worst thing they could possibly do, but they know better than you just how stubborn you actually are. So think about it, would you really listen to them otherwise?

The dynamics of your friendship may not be like what you see on movies but it is definitely real. They were there for you when experienced your first true broken heart and cared enough to pick up the pieces. They do a way better job at screening every guy that comes after to make sure that your newly repaired heart stays intact. So don't get too upset with them when they come to you with a full background check, list of exes and some iron knuckles to kick ass if needed. They aren't doing it because they feel that you have bad taste in men, they're doing it because they don't think you deserve another heartbreak. So what, they may not like your boyfriend, but they like you and that's all that matters.

Your friends are the people you go to for everything. The number one thing you want them to do is listen, but they don't need you to tell them anything to know that something is wrong. They have a superpower or a sixth sense of sorts, so they know. So don't be agitated if they ask you a million times what's wrong. There is no need to hide from them, they just want you to say it up front.

What makes best friends the best is that you can hate them and they can hate you more than anything in the world and they/you will still love you/them more than anything in the world. In a strange way, you come before their own needs in their own mixed up sort of way, even if it may not seem like. Best friends will give you the ugly truth and still manage to love you fiercely.