They say we don’t choose our families, but do get to choose our friends. This is probably why our friends mean so much to us; why they may know things about us that even family may not. So when Friendship Day rolls around each year, netizens take to social media with great gusto to declare their loyalty and love for friends. Hashtags like #HappyFriendshipDay2020, #Friendship, #FriendshipForever and #FriendsForever were trending on Twitter.
Most people tend to have the most fun and create the most memories with their friends. This is the day to remember those people and recall those memories.
Bizarre food preferences, secret crushes, strange habits… its priceless finding someone to share these with.
Some of the tweeple got quite sentimental about their friends and friendships.
Celebs were as keen as us commoners to be seen celebrating their friendships.
Friends are people you can be honest and natural with. There is no need for pretence; no need to hide quirks and character flaws.
Thanks to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, this was a strange Friendship Day, with few opportunities to actually meet up with friends. And of course Raksha Bandhan coming right after Friendship Day this year creates its own unique situations.
Apparently, there was some difference of opinion as to the correct date of Friendship Day.
Apparently there are two friendship days.
I’ll be there for you, goes the title track of Friends. Very apposite!
For many, these are the core values of real friendships.
School friendships tend to be resurrected on this day in particular.
If we are lucky, we have both.
Sometimes this happens.
Sometimes, that friend decides to remind us of past indiscretions while saying #HappyFriendshipDay2020. But then, friendship is all about being yourself – even showing your true colours!
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