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"Best friends forever" ("BFF") is a phrase that describes a close friendship.〔 Such friendships are characterized by intimacy, trust and a sense of permanence. The contacts between the close friends tend to be frequent and be based upon shared experiences such as attendance at the same school. Relationships described as such are common in high school but, rather than lasting forever, tend to deteriorate when the parties go to college. The term BFF does not convey exclusivity; people can have more than one BFF.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BFF: DOB 1996 - Welcome to the Oxford English Dictionary )〕 A large survey of friendship in the UK in 2003 found that people had nine close friends on average.〔 In elementary and middle school, best friendships often last less than one full academic year.〔Berndt, T. J., Hawkins, J. A., & Hoyle, S. G., (1986). Changes in friendship during a school year: Effects on children's and adolescents' impressions of friendship and sharing with friends. Child Development, 57, 1284-1297.〕 Barbara Delinsky describes a BFF as "someone you don't have to see every day to still connect with, someone who loves you whether you talk often or not, someone who would drop everything and catch the next flight if you needed her. It's someone who couldn't care less where or what she eats, as long as she's with you."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What is a BFF? )〕 The acronym "BFF" was added to the New Oxford American Dictionary on 16 September 2010, defined as, "A person's best friend".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=My BFF just told me "TTYL" is in the dictionary. LMAO. - OUPblog )〕 ==Origin== Although the concept of having or being a "best friend" is ageless, the acronym BFF was popularized as a quick way for friends to sign off and express their positive feelings for one another---while instant-messaging (IM-ing) on the computer or sending a text message on cell phones.〔 The New Oxford American Dictionary states that the acronym BFF originated in 1996.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「best friends forever」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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