C A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND THE SISTER YOU CHOOSE YOURSELF WORDS BY SOPHIE MAGUIRE
ompromise, trust and growth allow friendships to last through decades and the inevitable changes that life throws in their way. But, in the complicated trials and tribulations of our own lives, we can sometimes forget how precious a thing it is to be a best friend and to have one in return. As time passes and the years of friendship rack up, we sometimes begin to take each other for granted. A loyal friendship was easy to maintain when both of you were in school, when real responsibilities didn’t plague you and when the entirety of your time was theirs alone. It becomes far more challenging, though, as you take different life paths: university, careers,
“Being a best friend means making an effort without being asked” love and heartbreak, new friendship groups, marriages, perhape divorces and children. It is during these sometimes difficult and trying times that maintaining intimacy with your best friend requires a serious investment. Yet when life steps in between, attempting to prise you apart, that’s when you need each other most. Being a best friend means making an effort without being asked. It means fully
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