The Sidekick
Want to grab a coffee? Go to happy hour for ½ priced appetizers? Spontaneous weekend beach trip? This is the person you call. She’s always down for a good time or just to hang out. She doesn’t let work or family obligations keep her from being your sidekick. You’re not sure how, but, hey, you’re not complaining. This is one of the girlfriends that shows you that if you ever need help moving, you’ll be able to at least count on one person to help.
The Martha Stewart Friend
This is one of the girlfriends that is a crafting genius or cooking phoneme or gardening extraordinaire. Whatever she does she does it better than everyone else. You often look to her for advice in her area of expertise and secretly wish you had her talents. This friend keeps you motivated on your own homemaking game or makes you feel less than. It all depends on how much work you and your therapist friend have done on you valuing your own self-worth (you may need to call therapist friend for another appointment.)
Blatantly Honest Friend
This girlfriend is brutally honest. She does not know how to sugar coat things and will tell you exactly what she thinks. But she will also tell other people what she thinks, which means she’ll defend you even when you’re not around. Some people can’t handle this type of friend, but those who stick it out realize that she’s really got your back. This friend inspires you to be brutally honest with yourself and others.
The Encourager
This girlfriend is always encouraging. If you want someone to be positive and tell you they think your idea is great, then she is your go to. Want to have another baby? She’ll tell you to go ahead. All your kids are adorable and it would be a crime against humanity if you didn’t grace Earth with at least one more. Don’t want to have another baby? She’ll tell you that’s a wise decision and to trust your instincts. This friend makes you feel competent and good about all your life decisions.
Dish Rag Deb
She’s got the personality of a dish rag but you’ve managed to squeeze out a friendship because you have enough personality for the both of you. This girlfriend makes you work on your listening skills and being attentive because it takes all you have not to interrupt and start a conversation about yourself. She’s most likely a friend you found at work.
Socially Unaware Suze
This friend you’ve shared some of your most embarrassing moments with mainly because, well, she does embarrassing stuff in public. Maybe it’s the way she talks louder than everyone else or has no qualms about public flatulence. Maybe it’s how she starts phantom fights with people who aren’t really staring at her or finds a phantom hair in every entrée she’s ever ordered leading to an embarrassing exchange with the cook. Either way, you know it’s always going to be interesting when you two hang out. This girlfriend gives you lots of laughs and makes you feel like the Queen of Social Etiquette.
The I Don’t Know Your Name Friend
This is pretty self-explanatory. This is for the many, many women you are friends with but you don’t know their names. Maybe it’s the fellow soccer mom that you’ve shared snack duties with and who you’ve swapped stories with of when your kids were toddlers. Maybe it’s the girlfriend from church who you see every Sunday and hug. Maybe it’s the lady standing behind you in the deli line that you exchange eye rolls with when an elderly man reprimands you for allowing your child to run around with a lollipop in his mouth. These women are very different but all serve the same purpose. Camaraderie and solidarity. These girlfriends show you that a friend is anyone who comes along side of you in your time of need.
Maybe she’s your work bestie, life-long friend, or a newbie, but you consider her one of your best friends because everything is so easy with her. Whether you’re just talking, hanging out, or sitting in silence, you don’t have to entertain her and you always have a good time no matter what. You’re each other’s biggest fan. These girlfriends reminds you that if you only have one really good friend in life you’re lucky.
