friendship

Ever drove yourself crazy not being able to understand the motives of a man? Well, you're not alone. There has to be a reason behind how basically every time a girl is nice to a guy it's perceived as flirting. And if god forbid a girl refers to him as her friend, BOOM, he's 'friend-zoned.' But, why? Can girls and guys just not be friends? Is it not okay to be around a guy, and laugh at his jokes, but not want to sleep with him?

If you've found yourself a best friend, then you've won at life. Because everyone needs that person who knows you inside out, accepts you for all your flaws, and who is there for you when sh*t hits the fan. It's the one who tells you not to text your ex, who knows your favorite drink, and who sends you all the gossip you need. Yes, it's your BFF, your homegirl, your favorite galpal. It's time to share these best friend memes with her, to show her how much you appreciate your ride and die best friend.

One thing you can be sure about in life is that friendships come and go. You can know someone your whole life and only have a surface level friendship with them, and wind up meeting your best friend at the age of 32. You may also have met your best friend in kindergarten and stayed besties your whole life. Either way, the strength of a friendship is determined less by the length of time but rather on the relationship's quality. And judging by these Reddit stories of petty reasons people ended friendships, they weren't of the best quality to begin with.

Real friendships are hard to come by. It's not so easy to find a true friend who you can come to with all your thoughts and emotions. A true friend who is always there and will never judge you. Sure, they may joke around and name call you to your face, but they would never do so behind your back. The list of what makes a true friend can go on and on. Yes, it's rare. So when you do have that true friend, you don't want to let something so special go. 

...Even if that friend is an apparition! 

This comic by Tumblr user, ReddPenn, is a classic and should be given a spotlight more than once! 

"Is there a typo in the title? Don't you mean Valentine's Day", I'm hearing you ask? 

Nope - Galentine's Day is a concept, or holiday, created by Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec. It takes place on February 13, when, in her words, "My lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It's like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas." 

So basically, it's a time for us babes to kick it back at brunch while celebrating ourselves and each other, and telling Valentine's Day to do one. Sounds pretty good to me! In the spirit of this great day, here are some of the best Galentine's Day tweets on the internet; inspired by Leslie Knope's genius, empowering women the world over, and giving strong female friendships the credit they deserve. 

"The Office" is, in my opinion, one of the best sitcoms to have ever been created. A show that has become a household classic, we have been blessed with nine seasons of laugh-out-loud, cringeworthy and heart-warming moments. Its genius lies in the way we get to know and fall in love with the characters and their idiosyncrasies as the show progresses. From Jim and Dwight's constant pranking to Michael's compulsive need to be adored by everyone, the characters and their interactions are understandable and relatable to the masses. 

But most of all, I think the show is about the complex pursuit of love. "The Office" shows us just how painful but beautiful it can be to find and maintain true, lasting love. In honor of the lead-up to Valentine's Day, here are some of the show's most famous couples' and the journeys they went on to find love with each other. 

You want to know what REAL FRIENDSHIP looks like? Read this. It's time we learn that some of the bullsh*t we see on social media doesn't represent the meaningful relationships we need in our lives. 

If you have a friend like this, let them know how much you appreciate them.

Welcome to your 30s! Everything hurts and friendship are the rarest commodity around! Hang onto those friends when you reach 30, they're scarce to come by! 

Nothing like some wholesomeness to bring warmth back into your cold heart! Here is a mini collection of AskReddit questions all about friendship! 

Road trips are always fun. Music, friends, laughing and singing. But sometimes someone gets a little tired and decides to take a little nap... that's what happened with Eria's boyfriend Scott! He had fallen asleep in the car, so she playfully asked people on the "I'm Telling God" Facebook group. If you've never heard of this group, now is the time to go check them out! It's a group that specializes in the dankest of memes, and some photoshop masters who gladly photoshopped in some epic scenes to show sleeping Scott, what he missed...