• terraborra@lemmy.nz
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    4 months ago

    When you catch up it’s as if no time has passed no matter how long it’s been since you last spoke to them.

  • razorcandy@discuss.tchncs.de
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    Takes interest in what you have to say.

    Makes time for you when it’s needed and reasonable.

    Initiates conversations and hangouts, even when they don’t need anything from you.

    Has their own hobbies and interests outside of the friendship.

  • Che Banana@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago

    Freshly baked goods delivered without asking, and without any need for anything returned in kind.

    Just because.

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    Respect.

    Do they respect your boundaries? Do they respect your time? Do they respect your opinions? Do they respect the people you love as if they were an extension of you?

    Do they respect you? If the answer is no, that’s not a friend.

  • Chrome@lemmy.world
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    You could be living separate lives but when shit goes down, they’re there for you! Always separates the real ones out there