Everyone values different characteristics and traits in friends. However, there are generally some basic qualities that make a person a good friend. Here's our list of the top 50 qualities that women look for in a friend.
- She listens but doesn't judge.
- She has similar interests and values.
- She gives good advice.
- She laughs and cries with you.
- She shares a pint of ice cream with you after a break up.
- She lets you borrow her new $500 shoes.
- She will bail you out of jail.
- She would help you with an addiction.
- She plans your bachelorette party.
- She can criticize without being critical.
- She is available but isn't needy.
- She tells you when you have spinach in your teeth.
- She will go to the gym with you at 6 am.
- She listens to you nag about your boyfriend.
- She understand your obsessions and your fears.
- She treats everyone with respect.
- She can disagree with you without damaging the friendship.
- She will be your maid-of-honor.
- She has a great sense of humor.
- She appreciates a Sex and the City marathon.
- She sticks around through thick and thin.
- She would help you ditch a bad date.
- She knows shopping is a sport.
- She lends you money if you really need it.
- She will be your child's godmother.
- She tells you if you look fat in that dress.
- She lets you sleep on her couch.
- She helps you through a crisis.
- She is trustworthy with money and with secrets.
- She is selfless rather than selfish.
- She knows how to compromise.
- She helps you out of an abusive situation.
- She holds back your hair as you vomit in the nightclub bathroom.
- She knows life is more about presence than presents.
- She is both ambitious and gracious.
- She likes to learn new things.
- She will go to Vegas for the weekend at the last minute.
- She can laugh at herself.
- She doesn't hate men.
- She sticks to her convictions.
- She lives life with passion.
- She joins you for happy hour.
- She doesn't sweat the small stuff.
- She wants a man in her life but doesn't need one.
- She babysits your kids on a Saturday night.
- She helps you cook Thanksgiving dinner.
- She isn't embarrassed to talk about sex.
- She enjoys a day at the spa.
- She grieves your losses and celebrates your triumphs.
- She loves you for you.