Nearly everything I know about love, I've learnt from my long-term friendships with women.
Maybe friendship is being the guardian of another person's hope. Leave it with me and I'll look after it for a while , if it feels too heavy for now.
We know the names of all our grandparents and our childhood toys and we know the exact words that, when put in a certain order, will makes each other laugh or cry or shout. There isnt a pebble on the beach of my history that she has left unturned. She knows where to find everything in me and I know where all her stuff is too. She is, in short, my best friend.
Watching a best friend become a parent is a magical thing. It can open up a part of their personality that you've never seen before and it can also open a new chapter of your friendship.