I've been beyond blessed to have a wonderful friend who knows and accepts and really delights in all of us that make me. She has built friendships with several of them. Yesterday one of the little ones told me he misses her. We've leaned on her quite a bit and she's the only one who basically knows everything and has proven herself truly safe. Only thing is she's going to get married soon and she just can't be available for those long talks like she used to with everything going on in her life. At least one of us is really sad because all her talk about being in love brings up some deep loneliness. While some of us are hopeful about the idea of looking for another friend, one of the protectors is against the idea. Maybe that's why we're here, to talk to people who understand. Anyway, I'm interested to hear your experiences with building positive friendships. How do you go about discovering if someone can be trusted? What are your better friendships like?