Rewind·Posted on Aug 22, 201619 Ways "Living Single" Taught Us How To Be Good FriendsKhadijah, Synclaire, Regine, and Maxine gave us the blueprint – even before that little known show called Friends.by Sylvia ObellBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. They supported each other's mental health concerns. 2. They were constantly in each other's business. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. They were always brutally honest with one another. 4. They were always ready to hold each other's weaves when shit got real. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. They knew each other better than they knew themselves. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. They encouraged each other's dating pursuits. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. They would literally give each other the clothes of their backs. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. They were all about adult slumber parties. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. They knew how to make each other feel special. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. They always kept things fun and silly. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. They knew each other's sins. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. They had girls nights regularly. 13. Max could always make herself at home even though it wasn't her home. (And even though Reginé kept telling her not to.) 14. If you had beef with one of them, you had beef with all of them. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. They were each other's fashion advisors. 16. They brought out the best in each other. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. They knew each other's limitations. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF They empowered one another. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. And they knew the key to long-lasting friendship: lots of laughter. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF