What's the difference between a true friend and a best friend.?

Question

What's the difference? How do u know when u have one.?..which is better..? I'm in highschool if that means anything..

and can u help me determine if these ppl are 'true' or 'best' friends.

1.became close only recently, but we have SO much in common and i tell her EVERYTHING. ANd i turn to her in times of trouble. I never been to her house before though..and never met her parents. But I (and she too) have a sense of understanding for each other in which we tell each other things we do not tell ANYONE else and we are positive that we will still be friends after highs school cuz we are likely to go to the same college.

2. We literally do EVERYTHING together. It's like one of those friendships where if we aren't together, ppl ask 'where is __'. Because me without her is like milk without cookies( u get the idea). I've only been to HER house SO many times that i lost count, and when there is a school activity, then it's like we will only go if the other one goes. And we have very common interests. However, when i am in terrible emotional pain, i do not tell her the whole story and sometimes i deny that there is anything even wrong with me at all ( i don't do this with #1 though). And i dunno if we will KIT high school...i just hope so. Also..i don't tell my deepest secrets like i do with the first one i mentioned.

3. He is so close to me...let's just say he is #1 and 2 put together..we spend time together(but not TOO much like #2)..and i DO tell him EVERY SINGLE THING about me. and he is honest to the point where it needs to hurt. Also we make time to hangout as much as possible. ALso..i am myself around him more than around anyone else. Life after highschool i have no idea what will happen.

4. He is like a brother to me in a sense that he is protective and we occasionally tease each other. He is my favorite AIM buddy..and we have had many DEEP conversations and we have been in MANY arguements(fighting only makes a friendship closer right?). However, we do not hangout much and friendship is supposed to be two-way and i mostly initiate convos and hangouts. But i do tell him things i do not tell anyone else..

Lol..sorry this was long..thx 4 your time.

Answer 1

I think that its hard to judge what a best firend is. I am in a group of five girls and we are all best friends and I have gone to each one of them at a different point in my life. I love them all but each relationship is unique. I think that for you 1 is border line, some times there the best and sometimes they are true. 2 and 3 are definatley your best friends. If 2 notices when your upset even if you deny it she is still very insinc with you and 3 sounds like you hang out a lot and tell him stuff. 4 is a true friend, you guys dont hang out enough to be besties but thats fine you have a good relationship. Hope that helps

Answer 2

ok, a true friend is someone you can tell anything to and trust them to not tell anyone and you can rely on them and they tell you honest information, close friend is someone you just talk to alot and tell eachother a few secrets and have alot in common, and a best friend is someone you spend all your time with, and a best friend is just like a true friend. the first persosn id say is a close friend, the second id say best friend, but you need to trust her more, and the third person id say half best friend and half true friend , the fourth would be a close and true friend. but mostly just a close friend.