What quality do you value most in a friend?

I recently learned that it takes roughly 200 hours to become best friends with someone. Or 40-60 hours together for an acquaintance to become a casual friend.

Making friends when we are young and in school makes sense. We spend so much time together. Some of my closest friends I met in middle school.  And even though we may not talk for 6 months, have our own grown-up families and friends, or live a few states away, our conversations can pick up where they left off so many months ago.

Everyone needs that friend, even if it’s only one, who accepts you completely. It’s not about what outside forces are screwing up your lives today.  When you get together it’s more like, I can let out my inner goblin of death and not worry about being judged.

But also, that friend isn’t afraid to tell you when you are wrong or being too much of said goblin.

Complete acceptance sounds amazing.