I am extraordinarily lucky enough to have several.
My "roots" run decades deep. I am a lucky woman.

I believe I do have a bff in my wife.

I've several.and I return that level of friendship.

I had a couple of them, but they died. This is one of the worst things about getting older, outliving the people you love.

yes lucky to have one for the past 10 years. I have had 2 others but they have passed away

Yes, both friend and family.

I also have several. Most of them are from childhood/high school. It’s much harder to develop this kind of deep friendship as we get older I think. But I’ve become friends with someone I met in my local humanism group, and I’m pretty certain she’s a root too. ?

My wife and son.

Yes, I have a small group of friends that are very close. We have known each other for over 45 years and get together regularly. We have been there through it all.

I used to have some really close friends until we all moved away got married and settled down...so eventually lost touch..I have friends at work..drinking buddies..great neighbours..all of those friends...but the friends I really miss are the "stand by me" friends that I grew up with ..the guys I shared my formative years with..through all the exhilarating wonders and terrors of the bootcamp of youth.

My root branch is my older brother..we are very close ..always have been..always will be..

I am rooted in community. I stopped looking for BFF years ago and shy away from that. I prefer to be without the constraints of the BFF. Rather, I like having a few good friends, people that have my back and whom I can call on but sometimes we're unavailable and we respect that. And beyond that, I have a larger circle of neighbors and friends whom are also available in a pinch, amusing and engaging and I don't always share my deepest thoughts with, but, there's mutual respect and comradery. I like my individuality and sense of community the way it is without the need for a BFF.

Never have had any friends like number two or three. I have grown very accustomed to being alone

My BFF is who I met up with in Chicago for my concert. He is there for my good times and bad. He has proven himself to be A, B, and C for me. I am very lucky.

yes I do - he is awesome - about as insecure as me and very kind as I hope I am to him too.

Yes i do

My girlfriend is without doubt the best friend I have ever had and our mutual female friend comes a close second!

Yes. My best friend since l was 14.

I still have mine. Mine are all of the same gender as me, and I would love to find a soul mate of the opposite sex that I could trust in that same way.

Did have, he died in 2009

yes although I am not in touch with many of them as I moved away accross a sea but just knowing that they are around is good enough for me - When I get depressed my partner /best friend is always there for me in an understanding way .

A male friend. Yes.