Many of us have 1)_______________________ to have at least one best friend. If we have moved around or changed our life situations repeatedly, we may be lucky enough to have had several. The best friend relationship is often our earliest 2)____________________________ . And it can be a source of great warmth in connection throughout our lives. The details of best friendship change as we grow up and grow older but the heart of it remains the same. Our best friends are 3)___________________ in which we feel free to be fully ourselves, to share our deepest secrets, to rest when we are tired, to celebrate when we are happy. A place in which we 4)_________________ to give and receive that most precious gift of all --- love. Most intimate relationships 5) ___________________from time to time and one of the hallmarks of an enduring best friendship is its ability to ride out the turbulence and 6) even as it faces changes. Our best friends are those who managed to love us through all of our transitions as we did the same for them. We find ways to embrace and appreciate the differences that 7)__________________________ and offer love and support no matter what. We allow each other 8) _____________________at given moment even as we allow each other to change overtime. In this way best friends sometimes feel like family. We know we will stick together regardless where 9) ____________ . We may be on the phone with our best friend everyday or we may not have spoken for a year. Yet, we know that our bond will be 10)__________________ when we do connect. This bond ties us together even when we are apart and draws this blissfully back into the warm refuge of each other’s company when our paths bring us together again.