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Since birth
Mums best friends son
We get on cos he's like a brother

Other than that, I was 4 when my sister came along

Other than that, 2 friends I met at brownies, then went to senior school with. So about 7/8

over 20 years. we are still friends because we see the world the same way and just completely understand how each other thinks. distance/time zones/sporadic contact no issues. just pick up where we left off. It's fabulous.

Nearly 32 years. Our mums met in hospital when we were being born. She's still my dearest friend, although we now live on opposite sides of the country and only see each other in person a couple of times a year. Our children are similar ages and I so wish she still lived nearby.

She is 11 days younger than me and we have known each other since then

Thirteen years, or since we were both sixteen.

I can still remember the exact second I first saw her. It was at a party. I thought she looked about the most interesting person I'd ever seen.

We're best friends because there is no silly thought or daft secret I couldn't tell her. And because she says, oh my god - me too!

We're both single at the minute and she's back from being away for a long time. It's amazing.

For 2 of my friends - 30 years (in Sept) from when we started secondary school together. They're DDs' Godfathers. One of them stayed with us last night on his way to a business meeting in my neck of the woods.

For 2 other friends, nearly the same. They were at school at the same time but in different classes so I can't pinpoint when we became friends but it was certainly in the first 2 years of school.

They live in the area we grew up in, though there has been some moving away and then returning. Sadly I am the one away at the moment (though only by 2 hours drive) and the house has been up for sale for a year but it doesn't look like we're moving anytime soon. I FB chat with them regularly and try to go visiting once a month or so.

i HAVE A FRIEND WHO I KNEW WHEN SHE WAS JUST A BUMP DO i WIN [GRIN] her mum lived next door to us and she is 7/8 yrs younger than me but we have dds the same age I havnt seen her for a while she moved away but I have her on FB

Since I was 3, 23 years! We collected a lot more friends into our group throughout school and we're all still good friends, but she's been the only one to visit me at least once a week since I had DS, the others have all waited for me to go out and see them, which I've found hard as I struggled with DS for a long time.

She still lives at home with her parents. In September I bought a house in their road
I hope she stays at home always. Not really but I love having her on my doorstep. We'll always be friends.

21 Years. It should be 27 years but she died. I miss her

31yrs, 15yrs, 11yrs and 2yrs with my closest friends.

24 years- we're 24. Our mums met when they were put on the same post natal ward. We were best friends all through school. I see her slightly less now- she has a fancy arty job and lives in ad hoc housing in london, i'm a childminder with two (nearly- 10 more weeks) kids about 40 miles away so we have very different lifestyles. But i still love her dearly, she's like my sister.

Since before we were born, our mums were best friends and we were born 6 days apart, my god sister, my friend. we live separate lives now were both married with dc but when we speak every few weeks or so it's like we've never been apart

33 years -best friends since 11. We went to different Universities at 18, lived together for a year after Uni then she travelled and lived on different continents for a couple of years now she lives a 20min walk away. We're godparents to each others kids and I was witness at her wedding. We have both stayed, in part, in the area of London we live in so we can stay close together. She's my soul mate. She's wise, totally non-judgemental and supportive. Once - when very drunk - she said if I ever killed anyone she'd help me bury the body under the patio, no questions asked. I've never had to call in this favour. Yet.

Since I was 9 months old! My mum and her mum are best friends too, so we have know each other for 28 years.

:58 years come September-we met on our first day at Grammar School and,though we have never lived close as adults we meet up once or twice a year and get on really well. We have always been 'there' for one another I in times of sadness or stress and have had the odd weekend away.

My very best friends I have known for :40 years.