Today is National Best Friends Day, which is to say it is a day to single out the one person who really reigns supreme among your squad. We know you want to have fun and be accommodating to all your friends, but when it comes to your bestie, you're just down to go that extra mile—and have fun along the way. In honor of that, we have collected some classic friendship moves, along with the upgrades that we're only willing to do for our best friends.
The Grand Central Market line you would wait in for with a friend: G&B Coffee.
The Grand Central Market line you would wait in for with a best friend: Eggslut.
Help you offer to a pet-owning friend: Taking their dog for a walk.
Help you offer to a pet-owning best friend: Taking in their dog for a week while they’re on vacation, even though your landlord doesn’t allow pets.
The beach you would drive to with a friend: Santa Monica.
The beach you would drive to with a best friend: El Matador.
The show you would wait to watch with a friend: Orange is the New Black.
The show you would wait to watch with a best friend: Game of Thrones.
Amusement park where you would offer to buy a friend’s ticket: Six Flags.
Amusement park where you would offer to buy a best friend’s ticket: Disneyland (both parks, even).
Place you would pick up a friend: The FlyAway.
Place you would pick up a best friend: LAX.
Spa day with a friend: Beverly Hot Springs.
Spa day with a best friend: Desert Hot Springs.
How you help out a friend when they’ve had too much to drink: Put them in an Uber to go home.
How you help out a best friend when they’ve had too much to drink: Ride home in the Uber with them, put them in bed and make sure they don’t send any regrettable texts.
Festival you would miss for a friend: FYF.
Festival you would miss for a best friend: Coachella.
Brunch you would eat with a friend: Grab quick and healthy açai bowls at Backyard Bowls.
Brunch you would eat with a best friend: Settle in for a long chat over bottomless mimosas at the Churchill.
How you take care of a friend when they’re sick: Bring them soup from the store.
How you take care of a best friend when they’re sick: Bring them Tatsu Ramen and hang out with their germy ass while they eat it.
LACMA “Urban Light” selfie silliness you would tolerate from a friend: Take the photo for them.
LACMA “Urban Light” selfie silliness you would tolerate from a best friend: Join them in the shot.
Road trip you would make with a friend: Ojai.
Road trip you would make with a best friend: Big Sur.
What you would do at the Broad with a friend: See the main exhibits.
What you would do at the Broad with a best friend: Wait all day for a time to go in the Infinity Room.
How you support a friend’s burgeoning stand-up comedy career: Wish them luck on their show.
How you support a best friend’s burgeoning stand-up comedy career: Actually go to the show (and try to laugh at appropriate moments).