What does friendship means to you?

Friendship huh? I just like people that I like and don't like people that I don't. I had a person you would describe as a best friend in common vernacular, but it was so far beyond conventional friendship that calling it such would be a slap in the face. Even calling him a brother was almost too meager. I don't really have much for boundaries in personal relationships unless there is a reason for it (admittedly that has not always been in my favor either), so I don't distinguish all that much between the various sorts of relationships. What says that a great friend is beneath family? What says that a friend is even still a friend when you get close enough? Or is the best of your family also your friends? To me there's no difference between a real friend and your family or anything else you might call the people you like. For me, strictly calling someone a friend is like saying I like you but we aren't that close in my usage. Or, I use it to describe interpersonal relationships to others in a way that makes sense to them even though it may not be accurate. Others use it to describe the people they like that aren't related by blood. I do differentiate my blood relatives just a bit, except up to the point where someone is close enough that I consider them family despite not being a blood relative. That's what friendship "means" to me, but admittedly may not be the intention of this thread. So put in other terms, if I describe the people I like as friends, then obviously friendship means a lot to me because my friends are only the people I like. If I like someone, they mean something to me. Therefore every friendship (or whatever else you like to call it) is meaningful to me. But of course all things come in degrees, so I will obviously treasure some friends more than others.

Friendship means family to me. TRUE friendship, that is, none of that two-faced bullshit. Never had the luxury of loving parents around. Just me taking care of my little brothers in a cramped apartment. The only thing I ever looked forward to was going to school and hanging out with my friends, which were few but true, genuine people. They heard me out, hugged me when I cried, gave me advice when I was lost, held my hand when I was scared, gave me love and acceptance when there was none at home. So yeah, I guess you could say I treasure friendship above ALMOST anything and I'd even die for a friend, if need be.

Friend is a person your there for good or bad. A Friend is someone who express the same interest as you, able to laugh with u and stay by your side. Well thats just my thought on it. There is many types of friends but only few you'd consider best friends.

I'm glad to see a few like me. I choose not to use words like friend or love , lightly. A true friend doesn't need to be defined by by "best", they already are that if they are you're friend. My best friend is the woman that I love, but a romantic relationship kind of transcends a friendship if only in the physical sense. As I stated, if you are my friend, you are as my brother or sister. I would do my best for the betterment of you just as I'd expect of you.

well i don't know..i had the same problems with friends backstabbing me for stupid reasons :/ i guess my best friend is my sister after all..a person who understands you,is happy with your accomplishments and helps you when you're in trouble :D and ofcourse FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

^ We seem to have some stuff in common. I'm not sure if being left is considered backstabbed but I have been left by all of my so called friends despite the good I've done for them. Like you my sister is the only person I really strongly associate with, sure we don't always agree on everything,or get on each other's nerves occasionally, but hey isn't like that for everyone? Nonetheless I don't believe in friendship anymore after being left all the time.