Friends. Everybody looks for them, everybody loses them, some ask just what they might be.

For those who ask, here are some pointers

• someone who makes you feel good about yourself

• someone who first checks you are okay when you fall before laughing at your clumsiness

• someone who whispers in your ear when you have bad breath

• someone who values your integrity

• someone who does not turn away when you are in trouble

• someone who knows these things are right