9 Types of Best Friend you have in your life and their purpose

Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.-Albert Camus

We may all have our own best of friends and defining them what type of best friend they are, will help us understand their existence and to avoid any misunderstandings.

1. Guy Best Friend

He brings out the best unique part of you being a person, A best friend that will give you unsolicited pieces of advice to your petty problems from a very different perspective that you never expect to hear from him. 

2. Childhood Best Friend

This can be either your cousin or one from your neighbors, they know everything about you since the day you have started to join their circles. They'd love to see you happy and to achieve your long term goals as they are with you all the time.

3. Drinking Buddy

There are nights that you just can't stop yourself from releasing your worries and stress by going places, discovering new meal from a restaurant's menu list or just simply drink the night away. Of course, you have this drinking buddy every time you hang-out and exchanging stories of the week's events. Drinking Buddies are definitely the perfect ones to call whenever you need to chill after an entire week of toxicity.

4. "The Right One"

Your relationship with this type of best friend maybe fleeting but you know for sure, you can count on this person RIGHT AT THIS VERY MOMENT. She might be your first person you can call whenever you need someone to go with you to watch movies, talk over coffee or just pampering yourself.

5. Your Parents

Nowadays, this is very rare, you may not agree on this but honestly almost 9% of the people worldwide, there are still people who treat their parents as their long time best friends that they can run to through ups and downs. 

6. Number 1 Best Friend

Of all these types of best friend, your number 1 best friend trumps them all! You can call this person when something amazing happened to you, even when in crisis any time of the day. You can say anything under the sun without having the fear of losing them. 

7. Best Friend at Work

It's impossible to end your day without talking to anybody that can understand your deepest thoughts, to have someone enjoy eating lunch meal with you everyday. When the against all odds scenario appears, your best friend at work will definitely back you up no matter what happens, your dirty little secrets that you're keeping within you are safe with them. Sometimes, these are the people that will lead you to success, they are considered the "helping hands" that won't bother making amends just to give you their full support and effort. 

8. Sister/Brother from another mother

They never fail to reach out and check you out on how things are going on with your life  right now, you always call them when you're feeling down because you know them very well that of all friends you have in your life, your sister or brother from another mother are really good listeners that will never judge every decision you'd love to imply to your life.

9. Ego Best Friend

Yup, you read it right. Ego Best friend only remembers you when no one is their for them, they love to have you just behind their spotlight. They believe to themselves too much that you cannot simply handle but you cannot just stay away from them because somehow, you started to accept and love their imperfections. 

Ask yourself, what type of best friend are you?