One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about.
The great thing about true best friends is that when you go MIA for a few months, they inquire but they dont press. Best friends know the power of infatuation but also how quickly it dissipates. You just have to wait it out. And then afterward, tease them about it for decades.
There was just Mavis and me, but it never seemed lonely because we never stopped talking. I could have an argument, in earnest, about who was the best Kid in the Hall, without having to explain who they were. One friend with whom you have a lot in common is better than three with whom you struggle to find things to talk about. We never needed best friend gear because I guess with real friends you dont have to make it official. It just is.