Are we still friends?

A phrase used to temper emotions after direct, if not harsh, feedback. It's used to remind the receiver that their relationship is primary and important, and the feedback or comment comes with no intention to ruin the relationship, only to strengthen it.

People love Patrick's self-help program because even though he's super direct, he keeps the relationship intact. His trick is to say "are we still friends?" throughout the tough sessions. He'll call you out and yet somehow you don't feel beat down. I think that's why he's always booked.

Patrick: "You drank and gambled all your money away. You've chased away anyone who ever dared to love you. You're a total clusterfuck. Now look in that mirror right there and tell me who you are and who you can be without blaming anyone."

Me: *big sigh* "Hmmm... that big mirror?"

Patrick: "Yea... are we still friends?"

Me: *chuckles* ... "Yea... I guess we are."

by axolotyl92 June 12, 2022

friend-me-down

a hand-me-down from a friend

"I love this vest, where'd you get it"
"Oh it's a friend-me-down. Catherine was getting rid of a bunch of clothes."

by walruswalrus June 25, 2022

love hate friends

when 2 friends who always like each other, always hate each other, but will always be there when one interacts. your love hate friend is your homie that you love and hate at the same time

ayeeee you aint speak to her in 4 days you sure you can tell her that? Hell yeah, she my love hate friends

by oozebat August 20, 2022

Teddy Bear Friend

That friend that is always there, that you can always ramble to and hug any time, but doesn't have much to say usually.

"Skylar is such a Teddy bear friend, they seem to always listen"

by Skyiskitten October 22, 2022

Drop a friend October

Literally, every single person can relate to wanting to drop their toxic friends right around October for 2 reasons:
1) School started and you gave them a month to redeem themselves
2) They didn't redeem themselves and their time is up
Drop a friend October is not even planned either. It ALWAYS just happens naturally and it is because October is such a good month, that we can't let these toxic people ruin it.

Example:

Linda: Jaime keeps kissing my boyfriend behind my back and I'm sick of it.
Tina: Omg good thing it's drop a friend October. Literally, just forget about her.
Linda: OMG YES! I totally forgot. I think its time to move on from Jaime. And my boyfriend.

by Carolcarolcarol October 4, 2021

nf (nude friend)

a nude friend (nf) is a friend you have a nude sharing relationship but other people think you are dating

person 1: wanna be my nf (nude friend)?
person 2: what’s that?
person 1: a nude friend (nf) is a friend you have a nude sharing relationship but other people think you are dating
person 2: ahh shit sure

by leonardmarywell July 22, 2021

once a year friend

A friend who isn’t readily available to you even though you swear you’re tight and refer to them as a bestie. Although you genuinely get along well, you’re still not in their top tier of go-to friends. Realistically, you’re just inbox and text buddies who may happen to hang once a year.

She thinks her once a year friends really give a shit about her, they wouldn’t piss on her if she was on fire.

by Yellowcard65 July 26, 2021