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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn't bother me when adult women do this but I do think the desire of many girls and women to have a "best" friend is interesting. I've never had a best friend but I've always had plenty of friends and am social and people seem to like me. I've never really understood why people seek the exclusivity of a "bestie" in friendship.

Especially now that I'm in my 40s with a husband and a child. There are already so many exclusive relationships due to marriage and family -- my relationship with my DH and DC are special and singular. But that makes me want a best friend even less -- I like how expansive and inclusive my friendships can be. It's a more flexible relationship that can shift and adapt in ways that a marriage or parent-child relationship can't and that's a nice counterbalance (I love my family a lot, don't get me wrong!).[/quote]

I'm the opposite. I don't have the mental energy in my 40s to have 20 aquaninstences who don't know me deeply. I prefer my small best friend group to get in deep with. [/quote]

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