From Anne of Green Gables:

"A bosom friend–an intimate friend, you know–a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost soul.”

Anne finds her bosom friend in Diana. Elizabeth Bennett has Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice. The sisters have each other in Little Women. Frodo had Samwise in The Lord of the Rings. And so on.

Do you have a bosom friend? How did you meet? Your spouse does not count!

I've always wanted one. I'm feeling a little sorry for myself that someone I thought might turn out to be a kindred spirit finds our religious differences too much of an obstacle for a deep friendship. I'm at this stage of life where it seems like it's really hard to meet new people, and I'm offbeat enough in my politics/religion/parenting style that I can't just show up to the local moms group and find people of like mind. It's easy to maintain casual acquaintances with social media, but it's been hard for me to find a reciprocal friendship that is intimate and personal.