text: are you a friend or a co-dependant? do you have friends to do things for you and vice-versa? or is it for emotional support? when one can no longer "do" for you and now needs you, do you go away? my best friend and i have known each other for 17 years i'm 26 now if that tells you anything.  we went through the hardest part of our lives together.  we are way too honest with each other at times too.  a true friend is someone that can lean on you and vise versa, when that's not needed you enjoy each others company.  of course there's always people that come and go in your lives that when you look at it outside the box are total users, and when they're gone your better off.  you always know a true friend when you've got one though.  they'll laugh when you laugh and cry when you cry, but never forget it's also the other way around.