This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Mar 24, 201424 Ways You're Convinced "Friends" Are Actually Your FriendsThey're real. They're real. THEY'RE REAL.by Kayla YandoliCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. When you talk about them, you use their nicknames instead of full names. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. You discuss their problems as if they're really happening. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. You go to your "Friends" when you need comfort. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. You always support them through difficult times. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. And root against the enemies. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. You know all of their secrets. 7. You have a strong opinion about who they date. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. You defend Rachel, Monica, Ross, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey when someone insults them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. Your dependence on them is unhealthy. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. You agree on most things. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. Sometimes they get on your nerves. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. You spend every weekend hanging out with them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. Your love for the gang is unconditional. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. Extremely unconditional. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. You support them when they go through certain phases. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. And support their career choices. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. They make you laugh uncontrollably. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. You tolerate the outsiders who try to make their way into the group. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. When you spend time apart, you lose your mind. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. You cry when good things happen for them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 21. You never talk about them behind their back. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 22. You don't question the ridiculous things they do. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 23. Because you accept them for who they are. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. Your friendship's been going strong since the '90s, so you know it's real. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Some people may find it off-putting that you can't tell the difference between real life and "Friends" life. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF But you don't mind the haters, because you know Monica, Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey are real. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And you'd be lost without them. Thank you for being there, when the rain starts to pour.