10 Types of Female Friends You Need In Your Life

You cannot go through life without experiencing the beauty of female friendship. They are an essential element to have in your corner because life’s journey is not an easy one to go through without the support of strong women that will understand and push you to achieve your purpose. The same way that no two people can be the same, is the reason you can not rely on just one person to give you everything you need.

Different types of female friends are necessary to fill different vacuums in your life.

There would be a friend for work stuff, another for relationship problems, another for school palava….the list is endless of how unique each female friend is.

As human beings we have different needs, and no one person could possibly fulfill all of them

Sandy Neshin

Here are ten, no, nine types of female friends that I have in my life and every woman should have in their corner.

1) The Trendy Female Friend

True friends are like diamonds — bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style

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Your friendship with this type of female friend revolves around what is happening in the world. She keeps you updated on social media fights especially if you are too busy to tune into social media. She will be the one who reminds you to change your profile picture especially if it has been there for a year, to upload pictures on Instagram and Facebook.

There is that one friend in your female clique who just knows what to wear, how to make up and how to take perfect selfies. This friend would be a major help to you when it comes to following trends. She is also the friend whose social skills you greatly admire—the one who can strike up a conversation with anyone about anything. This is a great friend to learn from, although hanging out with her could you need to step out of your comfort zone.

2) The University/ Childhood Friend

There are friends. There is family. Then there are friends that become family.

This is your oldest friend. You may not get the chance to talk to her everyday, but whenever you are together, the memories would be shared. It is with her you reminisce about the good old days and remember the growth that has happened in your life. The fact that you share so much history with this person is always going to be mind blowing. She might as well be called your sister.

3) The Work Female Friends

Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.

Socrates

The dynamics of a work friend is uncertain. You can be friends with your boss, colleague and if you are a creative, it could is another creative. These are the female friends you share a tight bond with that extends beyond work.
I believe you can be friends with your boss, as long as you understand that your friendship is going to be different from others. Trying to make a boss friendships like all your other friendships is what will make you jobless if you are not careful😁.
A perfect example of creatives as work friends is Jill Scott and Erykah Badu. They are both artistes but they consider each other as sisters. These women, mothers and musicians always express how they encourage each other to create better music.

It’s the friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey.

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4) The Counselor

A friend who listens and doesn’t judge, somehow makes everything all right.

The counselor is that female friend you go to when you need really solid advice. This is the friend in your life who is always there when your life gets tough with words of wisdom and motivation to help you through. She is also the friend who will wholeheartedly agree with you that your ex is a cheater, your boss is totally unreasonable and that disagreement with your sister was her fault just for the period you are angry. But later, she will sit you down and let you see how you were also at fault. This is friend is a total gem- when you have made a terrible mistake or if you pretty much need anything, her mere presence calms you down and makes everything seem like it will get better.

5) Toxic Female Friends

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

Buddha

Toxic Female friends are those friends that are no longer contributing positively to your life. These are usually close friends whose behaviours have gradually changed slowly. A scenario is the friendship between Molly and Issa in the series, Insecure. They are friends who have been best friends for ages but at this point in their life, they both want different things out of life. To deal with this, both friends need to sit down and have a conversation so they can decide if the friendship should continue or be ended.

6) The Authentic Female Friends

Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life

Amy Poehler

The authentic female friend is the woman who has a high tolerance for her friend’s busy life and is still deeply committed to the relationship. This relationship makes all the bad bumps and arguments that are common in friendship totally worth it. This is the friend who reinvents and adapts her role in your life to fit the season you are in. This friendship bond remains strong in all weather and operates on mutual self-esteem, care, and flexibility.

The Untold Beauty Of Female Friendships

A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation or being together. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends never part.

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7) The Motivator

Friends are the people who motivate and make you live better

Rachael Ebuh

This is the female friend that motivates you to reach greater heights. The way she handles her business and life as a boss is an inspiration for you. She is the friend who makes you search deep within for what you really want out of life and compels you to have a vision.

8) The Sacrificer

A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have

Irish Proverb

The sacrificer is the female friend you have that will climb mountains for her friends, and in tough times, we tend to lean on this person. If you need someone to console you at 3am, she is the one who will answer her phone even in the early hours of the day. With a sacrificial friend, you have to put in a little dedication to ask about her life and problems so she would not feel like she is the only participant of the friendship. When a sacrificer discovers that her friends are less dedicated than she, she can be very disappointed and you will lose a ride and die friend in the process.

9) The Supporter

Friendship to me is beyond conversations. It is about how you support my hustle and are there for me in my lowest times.

Rachael Ebuh

She is the friend who no matter how many businesses you venture into, when you call her, she will be excited for you. She is one of your biggest cheerleaders. Whether you need funds, advertisements on her social media accounts, whatever it is, she is going to support you like no other friend will. With her, you are certain that it is not a front and she does not need anything in return. She genuinely loves and supports everything that you do.

10) The Blunt One

Wow …. Only a true friend would be that truly honest.

Shrek

A blunt friend is similar to an authentic friend. This is the female friend that will tell you like it is, even when you don’t want to hear the truth. It can be hurtful to hear your truth but trust her to give it to you plain. She will tell you in a loving, sisterly kind of way and if you still do not want to heed to her reason, trust her to relay her point with no filters.This is the one that when everyone else is tip toeing around your feelings or trying to please you, she would tell you exactly how she feels, whether you like it or not.

Friendship is delicate as a glass, once broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks.

Waqar Ahmed

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