Friends are Key

Friends and family are a key part to a happy and healthy lifestyle. Especially when you are younger, having a significant other is nice, but its not whats important. Friends are there for you to be yourself and they help you grow as a person. You get to be the individual that you are meant to be and they accept you for who you are. Being in a relationship when your young can hurt the person that you are growing into because you still don't know your purpose in the world or what you want to do. You need to go through this journey alone, without someone making decisions for you. Being able to make decisions for yourself and do things that you are interested in, shape who you are and what you will do career wise. Friends are there for you throughout the whole journey, but they don't criticize or critique the way you do things. They build you up when you are down and make you laugh when you are sad. Friends keep life fun and interesting and I know I wouldn't trade my friends for anything in this world. Its not the amount of friends you have, having a lot of friends isn't ideal. It's about having those one or two friends that know exactly who you are and appreciate you. It's about having those one or two friends that you can trust with your life and the ones who would never deceive you. Those friends who you can joke around with, but still have serious conversations that you wouldn't be comfortable talking about with anyone else. Good friends are much needed throughout your whole life and without them life would be almost too hard to handle.