| | Is it a given that in our ideal friend we look for what we value in ourselves? It may be difficult to describe ourself, yet it is easy to write about that person we have not yet met, knowing that person will be "just like us". So as you read on, consider - is this what YOU are looking for?
My ideal friend? Someone who I will always know is my best friend - and who loves the way I am his best friend.
He enjoys intelligent conversation but is happy in companionable silence. He has no prejudices and has intelligent opinions. He has unshakable values and unwavering principles. He knows how to listen and he knows how to share. He has a sense of humour and groans delightedly at puns - even his own!
He rejoices when our interests coincide but he has interests and true friends of his own and is never jealous or resentful of mine. He appreciates his own space and allows me mine, yet together we can take on the world and win. He doesn't want me to be someone I am not.
He is a gentle man and a gentleman. He lights up all 24 hours of my day, both waking and dreaming, and makes me sparkle in his company.
Above all he has the sense of his own worth that allows me to be proud that I am his friend.
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