A friend is someone who will catch you when you fall, dry your tears and tell you it will be all right, pretend to be happy just to cheer you up, never leave you by yourself, make you laugh when you’re sad, call back if you hang up on them, follow you wherever you go, stop you from doing something stupid or hurting yourself, and they’re always willing to give up something that means a lot to them because they can be sure you’ll always be there in return, and because to them you’ll always mean more than you can imagine…
How is it that so many people can be afraid of three simple words: “I” “LOVE” and “YOU”? The answer is rather obvious – saying “I love you” to a person is saying that not only do you care about this person immensely, but you also would do just about anything to keep that person as a part of your life. Saying “I love you” to someone is telling that person you need him or her, that you depend on him or her in some way or another. We’re so reluctant to say we love someone because it’s basically telling that person that we are submitting a part of ourselves to him or her. We are entrusting a piece of ourselves to someone other than ourselves. This scares us. And rightly so. As human beings, we rely on other people our entire lives. We rely on our parents for food, shelter and safety until we are able to fend for ourselves. Nowadays, this often means relying on them well into our 30's. We rely on people our entire lives because it’s the only way for us not only to survive, but t...

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