I have quite a lot of casual friends that I talk to and see every now and then. But my boyfriend is certainly my only close friend, and the closest thing I have to a best friend. He's the person I talk to the most, hang out with the most, the shoulder to cry on. He's so nice to me, and very loyal and trustworthy, and we look after each other well. We've been together almost 3 years and I think the world of him, and I'd probably be quite lost without him tbh.
I'd moved across the country to be with him, so that'll be part of the reason. But even back home I wasn't really super close to anyone, as the friends I did have kinda drifted apart and we didn't have much in common anymore after school finished. I've always seemed to be a bit of a loner anyway that would often do things alone and found it hard to get close to people for one reason or another.
I have made friends with my boyfriend's friends and their girlfriends/wives, and we go out in groups quite a bit. I've met people on nights out and festivals to hang out with. I'm friendly with my flatmates and my college classmates. But at the end of the day, there's no one I think of or am close to nearly as much as I am to my boyfriend.
I guess I'm writing this because I'm always wondering if I should be very worried about this. It's not that I don't want a platonic best friend; I guess I've just been quite unlucky in managing to find and keep one, and now I think I might be getting too old to find a new one anyway now that I'm 24. I remember years ago I used to complain a lot on TSR about not having a boyfriend, and in hindsight I realise it's probably partly cos I was lonely and just wanted to be close to someone, whether that be a best friend or a romantic partner (but the latter was/is preferable for the regular sex, hehe). But yeah, I'm also wondering if anyone else is like this too, and what do you think about it?