They are, for lack of a better term, a safe place to be, to confide in, when I have all but isolated myself from every other relationship.
she’s just like any other friend, so she means a lot simply because of that
meeting new people from a different place
Not really, we weren't that close and only talked a few times
I could not function without them.
It's... both been positive and negative, really. Our relationship is very unhealthy, we're both mentally ill, and have a lot of issues, our problems sort of feed off of each other in an endless cycle of just getting worse. It's made things better, too, though. Having someone who understands almost everything I say, even when I say that I feel like the roof of my mouth is obnoxious plastic pink and my arms and covered in yellow, they understand what I mean. I haven't ever had anyone like that before. They understand my anxiety too, and try to understand all the shit that's going on with me, and I try to do the same for them. It's nice to actually have someone. It does cause me a lot of harm, though, I've become very dependant on them, more than anyone should ever depend on anyone who isn't their caretaker.
not really but it makes me feel like I am somewhat popular?
Because I can talk to him about things I can't tell other people
My friend was my best friend in middle school and early high school. She was someone I went to everyday and honestly someone I crushed on really hard before I realized I was gay. We had a great friendship, which was big since I only had 2 offline friends at the time.
i moved to the city they live in for university, which has shaped my life for the last years strongly (our relationship is still very online tho, we rarely meet up in person). i even only met my current roommate thanks to that online friend.
A bit
Our friendship made me feel less alone.
gives me hope
A huge amount of the kind of person that I am is influenced by the way they are.
they’re one of my best friends!
More open about myself
Probably. For below: He is my real friend. I didn't invent him.
A feeling of being less alone in my interests
They’ve strengthened my morals and widened my perspective.
Made me much more confident with confronting my own family for the same problem we both have, when I seen him handling this problem with his family