Whether we care to admit it or not, we all play a specific role (or roles) when it comes to our friendships. It's easy to pinpoint your most responsible friend [1] or your most adventurous friend, but let's get into some specifics. Like, which one of your friends have you literally never seen without a Diet Coke? (I'm sure a name is popping up automatically into your head.)
But it becomes a bit more challenging to figure out which quirky, hilarious role that you yourself fulfill within your circle of friends! Perhaps you're the single friend [2] with tons of flings who your taken BFFs live vicariously through — or is that just me? At any rate, we've compiled a list of the quirkiest, most hilariously accurate, and highly specific types of friends you either are or definitely know. Check 'em out, and let us know which one was so accurate that you felt it in your soul.
— Additional reporting by Zara Patel
The Friend Who Cries About Everything
The Friend Who Plans Every Party, Dinner, Hangout, Girls' Night, Book Club . . .
The Friend Who Is Always Talking Trash
The High-Maintenance Food Orderer
The Friend Who's Always on Her Phone
The Friend Whose Instagram Looks Like a Travel Magazine
The Friend Who Always Looks Like She Just Got Her Makeup Done
The Friend Who Always Orders a Vodka Soda
The Friend Who Gets Touchy-Feely When She's Drunk
The Friend Who Is Always Giving Gifts to Everyone
The Friend Who Somehow Remembers Everyone's Birthdays
The Friend Who Always Has to Be Right
The Friend Who Swears Like a Sailor
The Friend Who Is Always Talking About Her Dating Saga
The Friend Who Can Eerily Read Your Mood Right Away
The Friend Who Lies About Her Age
The Friend Who Doesn't Realize They're Acting Really Drunk
The Friend Who Always Finds a Way to Show Off Her Amazing Cleavage
The Friend Who Obsesses Over Christmas All Year Long
The Friend Who Actually Sends Thank-You Notes
The Friend Who Is Terribly Uncomfortable With Affection
The Friend Who Everyone's Mom Loves the Most
The Friends Who Seem More Like They're Dating
The Friend With the Unquenchable Diet Coke Addiction
The Friend With the Biggest House
The Friend Who Always Tries to Get the Entire Group Together
The Friend Who Dresses to the Nines For Every Occasion
The Friend Who Always Runs Into Someone She Knows
The Friend Who Gets Promoted Every Month aka the Boss Lady
The Friend Who Is Always Eating
The Friend Who Can Party 24/7
The Friend Who's Always Sharing Inspirational Quotes
The Friend Who Relates Literally Everything to Taylor Swift
The Friend Who Always Gives You Style Advice, Whether You Want It or Not
The Friend Who Embraces the Life of a Cat Lady
The Single Friend Who Acts Like She Doesn't Want a Boyfriend but Actually Does
The Friend Who Is Always Encouraging You to Be More Promiscuous
The Friend Who You Can Never Tell Is Drunk or Not
The Friend Who Always Leaves Without Saying Goodbye