I hardly have the words to express how grateful I feel for my best friend I met in adulthood via /r/gratitude

I met a woman 2 years ago as we were both grown women returning to college. She was the first person I had met on campus and I immediately felt comfortable around her. As time goes on, the trust I feel for her only grows and I’m so grateful for that. It’s healing.

I’ve sometimes felt low confidence in close relationships, not sure how to act or what is too much or too little, but she has really modeled what it’s like to be in a healthy friendship.

Being a grownup, I still wanted close friendships and was uncertain on why they seemed hard. I’m beginning to believe more and more that they are people out there where it’s just easy to gel. Humor aligns, communication is low pressure, there are similar boundaries around time and energy.

It feels really good to have a safe, consistent friend where we can maturely discuss our lives just as easily as we hysterically laugh over all of the ridiculousness of life