My dear best friend,

Thank you for loving me more fiercely than anyone I know.

Thank you for being you and for letting me be me. Thank you for not making me wear any masks and put on fronts.

Thank you for sharing in my happiest moments and listening to my saddest stories. Thank you for being the only person I ever want to confide in. Thank you for radiating compassion and empathy from wherever you happened to be. Thank you for being my rock, my anchor; for keeping me grounded when I feel like I might otherwise blow away.

Thank you for all of the things you do, big and small. Thank you for being the most beautiful person, inside and out. Thank you for making my world a better place, by being in it.

Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don’t say. In good times and bad, I’ll always be by your side.

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Thank you for the laughs, the cries, and everything in between. Thank you for knowing my favorite ice cream flavor and the music that makes me leap to my feet. Thank you for always knowing what to say, for being blunt and being kind. Thank you for making fun of me when I deserve it, and for loving me when I don’t. Thank you for staying constant in a world full of change, and keeping some normalcy in a world full of chaos.

Thank you for making me hurt when I miss you, but for taking the hurt away when I see you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for having my back, even when I don’t deserve it. Thank you for the absolute privilege and honor of being able to call you my best friend.

Thank you for giving me these reasons, and a million more, to be thankful for.

Forever and Always,

Your Best Friend