Worth the People

I have been thinking about relationships. Are they really worth it?
They say the closer someone is to you, the easier it is to get hurt. And I know this. You don't have to have a broken relationship to find this out.
So why do we all do it? It hurts. Why do we make ourselves vulnerable to the pain in our hearts? Relationships are beautiful. Through them I have been encouraged, I have grown, I have learned. But sometimes I wonder.
Why do I pursue relationships that are fading? Why do I keep contact with a friend, knowing that in the end, it will come to nothing? Why do I keep calling someone to talk, when we both know that our relationship is going nowhere? Why do I even try to connect with a friend, when I know that it's more work than it's worth?
It hurts when you're so close to someone, you feel everything. The worst part is when they have no idea how they might be hurting you, and you don't have the heart to tell them.
Relationships are hard. They take work and time and effort, and that's not easy. So why do so many people spend their entire lives pursuing relationships?

besties for life.

Someone asked me once why I am best friends with her. "You guys are so different. And you already have so many friends."
    because she needs me. and i need her.
Ever since we were kids, we've been friends. We stuck together constantly. I remember once, I was in the house, and she was outside. Her mom saw me -- alone -- and asked me where my sidekick was. Because it was always me and her together.
Why is she my bestie?
Because she understands. She can relate. We are pretty different, but we have so much the same. Our personalities are a lot the same. So we understand each other in a  lot of situations.
And when she can't relate, she still listens. And gives me advice when I need it, and cries with me when I cry. And screams with me. And dreams with me.
Friendship is about acceptinjg each other. We don't always agree. We are different. But we still accept each other for who God made us.
Two are better than one.
And I love it because I can be so crazy around her. I don't really care how stupid I act around her, because she's my best friend, and others' opinions don't matter.
Friends equally give and take. She gives me my space. I give her space. She accepts my faults. I'm ok with her differences.
And we help build each other up.
I love her for her shrieks of laughter. I love her perseverance. I love how she believe in who I am, and who I can become. I appreciate how she takes life seriously. I love being absolutely crazy with her.
I love her so much, and I love to spend time with her, because I need my BFF.