Friendship- What it takes to be a good friend

 A couple of weeks ago, Priyanka did something that completely stopped me in my tracks. As we were walking back from our weekly run. She looked at me very genuinely, very intentionally, and asked me if I would officially be her friend. And in that moment I felt this mix of surprise and tenderness because it wasn't a joke and it wasn't casual.It was deliberate. I could feel the weight behind it, the kind of weight that comes from someone who hasn't always been able to trust easily. It made me realize the importance of friendship when you've had to protect yourself over and over again just to move through the world. I have to admit, from the very beginning, I felt that we were friends right from day one. There was something simple and clear between us, a sense of connection, a shared understanding, and a genuine fondness. These feelings naturally meant friendship in my mind. Without the need for anything more formal or explicit.However, this made me think about friendship. When you're a trans woman moving through the world, that doesn't always make trust and connection easy.What it means to feel safe enough to ask for closeness and what it means on the other side to be invited into someone's life. With that kind of clarity and intention. It made me realize how big of a deal friendship can be.    So today that is what we're talking about. What friendship means, how it's built, why it's protected, and why that moment on our walk mattered so much.Oh, I'm really glad you're here for this one. So let's get into it.