In my short life I have gone through a number of best
friends and boyfriends and with every new boyfriend comes the test – how will
they interact with the best friend. In middle school, although relationships
weren’t serious, they were a big deal. The most serious of my middle school
boyfriends was at the peak of my elementary school best friendship. Since I
knew him from religious school and her from public school the two had never
met. On Halloween, he came with us trick or treating. Let’s just say things did
not end well. The two hated each other. That was more or less a microcosm of my
grade school relationships. This weekend, my current boyfriend got to meet 3 of
my closest friends. In the shower, I had the line of “Diamond Rings and Old
Barstools” (Tim McGraw) stuck in my head that goes “some things just don’t mix
like they should” and I was thinking how happy I was that my boyfriend and best
friends got along. It struck me for the first time that the test was a test of
both parties. I had always thought it was just the boyfriend trying to impress
the best friends and prove his worthiness, but I realized today it’s really a
test of friendship too. Real best friends want you to be happy and therefore
want to like your significant other as much as you do. It makes a difference if
they’re trying the same way he is to show him that you have really good
friends. You know you’ve picked the right boyfriend and best friends if they
get along because A) they’re all great and fun and B) they want to get along
because they care about you and your happiness.
So here's to you Max, Lily and Leah
(Keep up the winning streak Mets!)
(The Jesse to my Woody)
(Polaroids aren't actually meant to be shaken)
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