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Relationship break-ups. A death in the family. An excruciating fashion disaster. COVID-19. When the tough times come, who do most women turn to? They call a female friend. The importance of the bosom buddy remains largely constant throughout our lives. BFFs can share the burden of worries, help us cope with trouble, reduce stress, increase self-confidence, shore us up when weâre low and take us down a peg when weâre too damned pleased with ourselves.
Theyâre often the only ones who are brutally honest. When I bought a beautiful pink flouncy silk dress the other day that made me feel like the Sugar Plum Fairy, no one said a word except my closest female friend. âThat makes you look fat and frumpy,â she said. The dress went back immediately.