What makes a true friend by Alex Lickerman, tells us the recipe of finding a true friend. Lickerman states “having common interests, history, common views and equality” is what we all look for in friendships.(Lickerman) What makes my best friend (Alivia) a true friend: how honest our friendship is, how loyal we are to each other, and how close her family and I are .
To start off, Alivia and i have been friends have known each other for fifteen years. The author of the article What Makes A True friend by Alex Lickerman; mentioned the word Kenzuko. The definition of the word is Family, a deep friendship. Kenzuko is the definition of our friendship; Alivia goes to college in New Hampshire which means I barely see her throughout the year. When she comes back for holidays and summer it back to where we left off. Nothing in our friendship changes. Out of all the other kids who lived on the block who we’ve had our outside adventures with, we are the only two who are still friends. …show more content…
The family includes me in family events or simply going to dinner. The most important family event they invite me to is going down the shore, going down the shore is they’re family bonding time which makes me feel more than just a friend. Not only do the just take me down, but her mother and grandparents pay for my expenses. I rather they not pay my expenses because i have my own money, but instead they insist and i do not want to disrespect them so I just let them. Her family also gave me graduation money which i was not expecting. Her family treating me so well, as if i was her biological sister puts a bold statement of i’m a family. Alivia and I just don’t make our friendship deep, her family