A word or phrase that can describe me best is a cautious friend. I make friends a lot easier then most people, although I don't exactly know why. Maybe it's the careful way I make friends. The way I make friends heavily depends on my personality. Only after the initial meeting do I evaluate them and determine whether or not I think they should be my friend. Bonding follows, and total trust is the final stage. Strange, maybe, but effective. Because I am a rather shy person before I really get to know someone, I tend to first meet potential friends through unavoidable interaction .
             By unavoidable interaction, I mean a situation where someone else and I have no choice but to interact with each other. I have no problem looking at a complete stranger, smiling and saying, "Hello." Most of these interactions happen here at school, and more specifically, in classes. There's no way to be completely separate from all the other people in your classes. I met all my best friends in school, mainly because it is where I spend most of my time.
             After I get to know someone and I think we should become friends, I try to spend as much time with them as possible. This way I get a chance to get to know the person better, so I can find out what we have in common and our likes and dislikes, while at the same time making sure that this is a person I could trust with secrets. By spending more time together, and doing things together, it provides common experiences we can both think about and later reflect upon.
             Total trust is always the goal for me when I start a friendship. Total trust for me only exists with my closest friends, the friends who I think know me better than anyone else. Being able to trust someone means you can be yourself and knowing you don't have to worry about embarrassing people or hurting people's feelings or having them think less of me. Unless something breaks the trust, I will be friends with th...