Is it possible to have more than one 'Best Friend"

Yes it is possible to have more than one best friends. In that case, one call a person - best friend and the other one 'the best friend'..

Hmmm, this is an interesting subject - it has philosophical overtones to it. The idea of "best friends" carries an implied mutuality, but in my personal experience, my best friends were the best friends that I ever had, while I'm quite sure that I'm not the best friend that they ever had. Strangely enough, although the same principle of unilaterality applies, I'd also venture that I've had friends of a different nature - perhaps of differing maturity and outlook - at different periods of my life; but nonetheless friends of unfettered quality and fidelity, while again I suppose that my service to them was of a lesser character than provided by others.

I should say that there was a stray related thought in my mind once but I think the word ''best'' by the very degree of the adjective[superlative] indicates that this can signify one person. We can substitute '' very very good '' friend to any number of good friends-if we keep chatting on a regular basis I myself can become a good friend of yours on the evolution of a proper wavelength. This has happened to me earlier-I have one ''best'' friend and since I have been fortunate to be in touch with this best friend of mine for more than 40 years I feel disloyal to her, if I call someone else my 'best' friend. Of course I accept it if you find it strange. This friend is my schoolmate, neighbour for 4 years, collegemate for 3 years. Then we got married and went to different places. Though we could get in touch once in 3/4 years initially there came a gap of 10years from the year 1979-89 when we just lost touch. Then by chance, I relocated , had rented an apartment, and her uncle was my neighbour. He was beyond recognition, but somehow the familiarity renewed our contact with vigour. I went to her place , she got in touch, and thereon it went on as usual. I attended the marriages of her children[travelling to some God-forsaken village] and now I am in touch with her daughters too. I am thankful to God for giving me such a friend. Similarly, there was one more friend with whom I was very close during my post-graduation and by chance I got in touch with her through the internet. She is an extremely good friend of mine and we still love to chat. 'Husband' can definitely be your 'all in all' but some silly girlish chats or views can be understood better by women friends I feel.

I do not see any problem having more than one best friend. I think you run into trouble if you do not respect what they expect being a best friend is. If you can honour your and their needs I think you can have numurous best friend,

When I was still in grade school, I had a bestfriend of six years. Then, when I was in high school, I had "another" bestfriend. The same thing happened, when I was in college. I used to believe before that there can only be one bestfriend. But as I grew up, my perception of "bestfriend" have changed. We can have more than one bestfriend. Just like what you have described, they all have their own unique qualities. I call the friend I've had in grade school, "bestfriend", because we were inseparable for six years. And she was my childhood friend as well. And the same thing with my bestfriends of high school years and college years. And just like you, Raia, I don't bother with the category anymore. What matters to me is that they have been a part of my life and they will always be my friends. Distance and time may have separated us, but still we remain friends.

As you state I think it depends on what qualities you and your friends beleive make a "best friends" If you catagorize them into interests of social settings I think you can have many best friends

I have many friends. I don't like to place a title of best on any of them. They are all special to me. The one person I am closest to would be my sister. There was one person whom I considered to be an exceptional friend. Sadly, she walks with angels now. I miss her ever so much. Friends are people that know everything about you and love you anyway.

I believe one can have more than just 1 best friend. My husband is my best friend and I have a friend online who is a best friend and other friends in real life that I consider my best friend. As long as those people care enough about you then you are ok. I don't think there is a limit to the number of best friends one can have.

Yes, I think it is quite possible to have more than one best friend. I even prefer having lots of close friends instead of just one best friend. I like being able to share my experiences with a lot of people (that's probably the reason I like mylot so much). For me, two of my cousins are my best friends. And two of our close family friends as well. At school, I consider my group of friends my closest friends and such. I think it is actually better that way. You don't have to hang onto one person whenever you need someone to depend on. You'll have several who'll care for you all the same.

If someone was to ask me who my best friend was, I would answer my sister. I don't really have anyone else that I am that close to. I am pretty shy in the real world and don't get really close to many people. But I don't really go around labeling anyone I know. If I was to talk about her I would either use her name or sister. We didn't sit there one day and say wanna be best friends. We are just close and don't need a label. I remember a friend a few years ago was trying to make me say she was my best friend and I just couldn't do it. I thought it was juvenile and silly.

I missed your great discussions when I was away for a bit. I agree 100 percent with you. I can't say that I have a best friend, I also believe different people bring different things to life. But I do have 1 person that I tell everything to and one that I can be vulnerable around and I would say that is the one I trust the most. Great discussion