Best friend

[Trimmy52]

Do u really need a best friend? Do u need to be sad because you dont have one? although i have lots of people i know..

[tasminsmith]

you don't need a bestfriend eventually you could lose them or they would betray you. you're fine by your self

[PinkFloyd]

No, you really don't need to have a best friend. I don't really have a best friend. I have 3 tiers of friends. The first tier of friends consists of 7 people that I'm most close to. I like them all equally but in different ways. I know these people the most and like to hang out with them most often. The second tier is like the first but on a lesser scale and there are 15-20 in this tier. The thing that differs between the first and second tier is the amount of time I spend with the second tier. They are good friends of mine but I don't talk to them as much or hang out with them as much. The third tier are the people that I talk to sometimes but don't really know them. These are often friends of friends that I see occationally.

[Vermilion]

I don't have a best friend but I have a small group of closes friends. I only trust them with everything not that I tell them everything.

[City Kid]

Like those who posted above me I don't think it's necessary to have that one best friend. I had a best friend in kindergarten but in elementary school we weren't as close anymore. In about 3rd grade she suddenly excluded me from her circle of friends. Since then, I don't really have a best friend. I've got two friends I'm extremely close with, about three that are still very good friends of mine and then a bunch of people I'm friends with without being too close.
I think in general you could say that you only need a best friend if you are used to having one. Like in elementary school after my then-best friend ditched me I was really missing the feeling of having a best friend. I tried to replace her with several other people and it took me a few years to realize that I'm gonna be just as happy with the friends I have, without being in need of that one person that calls themselves your best friend.

[SethfromMI]

I do have a best friend. i mean you dont NEED to have one, but it sure makes life much more enjoyable

[cdegennaro2001]

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I have not only a best friend i have like 3 or 4 and it amazing beause its someone you can really trust share your deepest thoughts and do stuff toghether you both enyoy. But if you feel like you dont need a BFF probablly nobody fill yours expectatives for you to consider him/her your best friend, and its ok best friends just come naturally you can force them. Probablly some day you will call someone your best friend

[rusty205x]

Nah you don't need a best friend. That said, it can be great to have one (or 2 or however many people you want)!

I have a nice circle of friends, and maybe 2 people I'd call best friends. Like everyone else is saying, you get to a great level with them where you can trust each other mutually, and not be worried to discuss anything with them. It's also a nice feeling to know that you have that support from them if something happens in your life.

But in the end it all really just comes down to whether or not you feel like you need/don't need someone like that at this point in your life.

[Abhorrence]

I've got two and it's definitely a welcome addition to life.

[JamesSuperBoy]

Do u really need a best friend? Do u need to be sad because you dont have one? although i have lots of people i know..

I guess it is all down to how you "Need" is it just to say to others or hang out with. having close friends does not suit everyone and lots get by without close friends or best friends.

[fairmaiden]

I think that people need at least 1-6 close friends, however I love having three best friends. Unfortunately I only skype them but they're still amazing :) I have 3-4 close friends irl but I don't trust them with secrets and things like that. I want to have a best friend irl, and hopefully I'll find one soon.

Tl;dr: I don't think people ''need'' best friends but alot of people do ''want'' best friends.

[rachel_ballet]

I have a Best Friend and she is awesome!!
We've been really good friends for over a year, which isn't a long time, but I've only lived where I live now for a little over a year. We met on my first day when I started dance classes here. She's been awesome ever since and as much as she's covered for me and had my back, I don't think she'd ever do anything bad to me.
Friends are important, but I wouldn't say that everyone NEEDS a best friend.
Making someone a best friend can be hard for people.

[Leprous]

I can't help but notice girls in my school call allot of people their 'best friend' and that those friends also tend to change quite often, for me, I have like, 2 or 3 best friends. I don't feel like I need more really. However, I do think people need a best friend, for various reasons.