It's a bit embarrassing, but I met my best friend online. On a game about horses, of all things. I was 13 at the time, she was 14. We are now 22 and 23, respectively. We've never met in person, but I am closer to her than anyone else. I can't imagine meeting anyone else (either in real life or online) that I'd be able to feel this close to. Life is long and unpredictable, and 9 years can seem short for making this call, but I am confident that she and I will be friends until the day we die. I can't imagine there ever being anything that breaks us apart, we've been through so much together, we can make it through more difficulties in the future. I can't say that for anyone else I've ever met in life.