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About 40 years. Met her in reception class. We lined up our plastic Trolls on our desks.

She'd DS's Godmother, and we meet once or twice a year.

My oldest friend and I met when we were at playschool aged 3. We're 37 now.

I don't see her or speak to her a huge amount, but we're still very good friends, and slip back into the old friendship whenever we do go out.

30 years im 31 in April. Small village our older brothers are friends and my mum and sisters see him every week.

My bbf 12 years as we met the first day at uni and have been friends ever since.

They are my childrens God parents and both would help me bury a body al la csi

Since early primary school - about 35 years.

35 years , we cannot afford to fall out because each of us knows far too much about the other .

42 years this year. We've been friends for almost all of it bar a couple of years after we went to different senior schools and lost touch - then got back into seeing each other. We've helped each other through various traumas - she's been more important to me than I have to her as she has many close friends (one of life's natural friend-gatherers) and I have only a few - and even now we're half a world apart we'll still be exactly the same with each other when we get together.

She's like a sister to me.

Oops just saw the question about why I think we're still friends. Tbh I've always really admired her - she's very confident and together and I was always a bit in awe as to how capable and intelligent she was, even at age six which sounds a bit mad but it's true. She now has a very successful career, is married to a brilliant man and has three great kids. But then she says that she thinks some of the things I've done are great and wishes she'd been a bit more off-piste! So I suppose we both just like and value each other, even though we are quite quite different.

I also missed the part about why are we still friends.

Partly because she's married to my brother, although he well knows if they ever split up, I get her in the divorce.

Mostly because we've been through thick and in, sickness and health, childbirth and raising 'em up.

Tonight's our night to talk. Can't wait! Am seeing them in July also. Two whole entire weeks in California!!!!

30 years now. We met at Brownies. It was love across a crowded church hall....she was new...she had a cool bamboo bag from TopShop and a jumper with bobbles that I coveted.

Our eyes locked and we've never looked back!

34 years, we met at school when we 13 and although we don't live in each others pockets I would do anything for her and she would do the same for me. We've drifted in and out a bit over the years depending on where we've been at in our lives but inevitably come back together and I suspect we always will. It sounds a bit superficial but one of our stongest bonds is our love of the same music and dancing. We always have a giggle when we're together and our shared history makes our friendship very comfortable.

50 years! we see each other once or twice a year, speak occasionally and text regularly. When we do get together its as if we've never been apart. its lovely

27 years, we laugh at the same things (everything), she always looks out for me (& all her other friends) and we love her for it.

50 years for me too. We lived next door to each other from babyhood and have always been best friends. We've been there for each other over the years through all sorts of things - good and bad. I can't imagine what my life would have been like if she hadn't been in it!

I think we're still friends because we have the same type of background and family, and because of our shared history and interests - she has lived abroad for the last ten years, but we talk and text regularly and usually meet up once a year.

MurderOfGoths "Since we were doing our GCSE's, so when we were 15 (I think). Almost 14 years now."

Yup, she's right! ^

This lovely lady is my second longest known friend. My other longest known DF and I have known each other since I was 8 years old, so that makes it nearly 21 years!

Since I was 5. 35 years...which I find hard to believe. Two school friends - I see one of them four or five times a year, and the other once a year. We don't email or call that often but we never run out of things to say when we meet and always have a lovely time catching up. Even from the other side of the country I can feel their love and friendship. We really aren't similar at all - all have totally different careers, family set ups, issues, worries, interests, education, etc and on paper we shouldn't be friends but we are. Perhaps it's just familiarity, or maybe it's the fact our mothers are all still great friends!

We were due to be born on the same day nearly 35 years ago! I was 6 days early and she was 3 days late. We don't live near each other any more but still see each other and keep in touch all time time.

If we're talking fb friends now then 32 years, we're only 33 but our mums met at antenatal classes for our younger siblings. We don't see or speak to each other much now though.

People I actually speak to or see, I think would be a friend from uni, so 12 years. We work together now but wouldn't necessarily call each other friends now, although we were good friends at uni.

One friend would be 43 years (nearly) as he and I started school on the same day. Stayed in touch on/off over the years but much more in touch now. Actually had a shag once - which sort of cooled the friendship for a while.

Other friend, about 34 years. We were inseparable at High School and are still close friends. Absolutely always there for each other. She's a much better friend than I am. I should sharpen up my act.

Been friends since aged 5, now 40. Live close, still see each other very regularly, even holiday together sometimes. Our kids are all good friends now too. It's lovely!

45 years - we both are 45. Met her at birth, I was 6 weeks old. Those 6 weeks still matter. I love her more than I can say.

There's a photo of her holding me when I was only a few months old and she was 2yo. Her dad was best man at my parents wedding. I live on the other side of the world now, but I know I could call her at anytime of the day or night and she would be here in a heartbeat.

We managed to get pregnant at the same time with our first children and they are 3 days apart. She is my BEST Friend and has been my entire life. I can totally depend on her. It's not often you can say that.

I'm now 32 (nearly 33) and I plan on being her best friend for at least another 60 or so years.

28 years, since we were 3. We're not the closest of friends, we don't have a huge amount in common apart from shared history, and we live several hundred miles apart now, but we still enjoy a chat now and then.

Close friends - 37 years, since we met at senior school. I have other friends I've know all my life though - families that were initially friends of my parents, and people I see at Church, so that would be a bit longer!

Going to be sentimental and say all my life - my DCousin and I have always been good friends who happen to be related and look pretty alike.

34 years. I adore her. We would (and have) supported each other through all sorts.
She's brilliant. My life has been enriched enormously through having my Suz. I hope (and think) she'd say the same if you asked her.