Because life is an ugly awful place to not have a best friend

I met my best friends new boyfriend last night.

She has been talking about him non-stop since they have started seeing each other. She isn't the big romantic "fall-head-over-heels" type of girl so I was actually quite surprised to see her fall for someone so fast and so hard.
She has had relationships in the past, some good, some bad and all of them have thought her that life can sometimes be a bitch and the best way to protect yourself is to expect nothing. Live the moment. Be realistic. Don't make excuses for things that shouldn't be excused.

I love my best friend. We are similar in so many ways and as a friend you always want the people you care for to be happy... no matter how you feel about this.

The first thing she told me when I saw her last night was: "Please be nice... I really really really like this guy". I am generally not a mean person... but I've been known to be a bitch and I do have some good comebacks. Yes, I speak before I think and I do not let people push me around. But hey, obviously I was going to be nice, what did she expect?

Its weird when your single best friend starts dating someone. It is a little bit like jealousy because now she has someone else to spend more time with and obviously our patterns are going to change. You never actually realise how it must feel until you experience it yourself.

I never understood why my friends pulled a bit away from me when I started dating my boyfriend... and now I understand that I was actually the one moving away from then, and by blaming them for my behaviour I just pushed them away even further.

Meeting the new guy was no easy task... I am a loud mouth and sarcasm is my second language and unfortunately for my best friend so is his.

I am not going to say that I am his biggest fan, but at the same time I am not going to say that I don't like him. I don't know him the way she does. I don't know how he is with people he knows... maybe his big mouth is just a protection against strangers and there judgment towards him. Time will tell what kind of person he is.

I am her friend and I love her. And all I want is for her to be as happy as she deserves and if he gives that to her that I will accept him. I am not here to judge and I am not here to tell her what decisions to make. She has always had my back, no matter what idiot I let into my heart or what misjudgment I made...

My job as a best friend, friend, or partner in crime is not to tell her what to do or who to love... I just have to be happy for her when she is happy.

And when she is sad, upset or mad I will back her up. Make her feel better, and if necessary, break someones nose for making her feel this way.