Friends ARE Benefits: 7 Ways Your Girlfriends Are Even More Important Than You Think

Time to schedule some good solid time with your best friends, don't you think? This past year I've had the opportunity to spend some time with some of my favorite people who are friends forever even though we can go years without seeing or talking to each other. They are people who have supported and counseled and cried and laughed with me when I've been most vulnerable. They are constant and loyal and true. Sometimes I think they have saved my sanity, and the truth is that maybe they have. Time with friends has a way of smoothing out the frustrations and defraying the nerves in a way that few other things can. Click through for 7 ways friendship is even more valuable than you think! -By Lizzie Heiselt

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