Has your idea of what makes a good friend changed as you’ve gotten older?

I’m not sure my idea of what makes a friend a good friend has changed, but what I need from a friend has changed. I’m not as dependent and needy as I used to be, nor as insecure. I don’t need to talk every day. I’m willing to hear the truth from a friend, that I’ve said something stupid or what I’m wearing looks bad. If they forget to meet me somewhere I don’t assume they hate me.

As far as me being a friend, I’m more willing to state my needs in the relationship, to say if something bugs me, and to give more than I used to.

I think these changes are for the better.