What makes a friend, an ordinary friend, a good friend, a great friend and a best friend? ?

A friend/ordinary friend to me is really just an acquaintance.

A good friend is someone that you spend a bunch of time with and like alot. A great friend/best friend is someone that can finish your sentences, understand your logic (even if they don't agree with it), and is closer to you than some people in your family. I have several best friends - male and female and I feel Blessed!

Ordinary Friend

Hello Eric,

I'm looking at this a little differently, I have to because you already have some wonderful, well-thought-out answers.

Time makes a person into a friend, an ordinary, a good, a great and then into a best friend.

Don't get me wrong, not every acquaintance makes this journey with you.

I just love Bart's answer.

in my book there are three levels...a casual friend (someone you'd hang out with and the may or may not know your parents), a business friend (some people call this an acquaintance), and a best friend (of which we have statistically only three of these during our lifetime and they are the people alike our parents who we can depend on).

What makes them a friend? Well having the same interests, the same or nearly the same outlook, morals, ethics, home etiquette, maybe having attended the same schools or being in the same community or they were our neighbors.

an acquaintance or business friend would be those we meet along the way and do business with, discuss everyday happenings with but we don't expect them to lean on us or us on them. They could be a client or someone we ride the bus with daily or sit by them at work.

the best friend (as mentioned) is someone you have faith in, loyalty, you can trust them to take you in if you need a place to stay or need food, etc. And as in the military, they are your buddy that you can trust them with your life and you'd do the same for them.

I suspect that there is a psychic type pull between two people which is what initially pulls the two of you together to be best friends.

Hi Eric! Don't fret unduly about categorizing your friends; the most important thing is to have friends in the first place. You will know when a buddy is worthy of promotion into the 'good friend' club. This can only really happen as the folks around you help you deal with the kind of...errm..cr*p that the world throws at all us on a daily basis!

It is healthy and wise to have a variety of friends from different backgrounds and walks of life, so you can get a broad perspective and selection of opinions from all of them. Too many people choose friends who simply act and think the same way as they do; how boring!!

Ordinary friends are people you know but you are not excited to hear from or plan to do things with, they are what I call acquaintances. Good friends are there when you need them, you enjoy spending time with them but you would not call them with anything serious if you needed help. Great friends and best friends are one in the same, always there for you no matter what.

a friend is just someone who is there once in a while or you just dont really have that strong feelings for and its returned mutually, usually hang out with them in a group

an ordinary friend is similar to just a friend but you hang out with them more and sometimes its just the two of you

i dont really know about a good friend or a great friend but a best friend is someone who is always there through thick and thin, someone you can tell anything to them and they will never think any less of you or like you any less

i think there is a love between them also, not like a lover, but you love them and they love you and you care about each other, you become much like siblings

An ordinary friend is someone you say hi to in the halls, and talks to sometimes, but not someone you would call up to just talk.

A good friend is someone you talk to in class and stuff, they're easy to get along with, and you don't feel any awkwardness with them..

A great friend is someone who you'll call up because you're bored and need someone to talk to. You can come to them for answers to your problems and you'd invite them to hang out with you.

A best friend is someone you can share you're problems with and they'd try to understand. Even if they don't, they'll try to help, and they're honest. You guys are comfortable around each other and know what the other is feeling, like when they're down or happy or ecstatic. They're the kind of friend that you can hang out with for hours just talking and you won't get bored with.

A friend is just a person who you talk to ocationally hang out ect. a good friend is sumone who is all that but you can trust them more. a great friend is all that but you can trust them even more the just a good friend. and a Best friend is someone who you can tell EVERYTHING too and just be yourself they like you for who u are thro the gus and the bad.:)

a friend is somebody who you've only spoke to the odd times & someone you smile at occasionally, but forget they're name on a daily basis.

an ordinary friend is somebody who usually tags along with you and chats to you half of the time & you can always remember they're name.

a good friend is somebody who you've hung out with before and can always chat to when your feeling down.

a great friend is somebody who you can trust 99.9% and is out and about with you most days.

and a best friend is most important.

a best friend is somebody who you would most gladly lay your life down in they're hands.

somebody who knows all of your secrets, someone who gets along with your parents or guardian and someone who is 100% there for you always and forever.

:)