Sidekick

Whatever you call them: partner, significant other, BFF with/or without perks, wingman, etc. this is the person you enjoy hanging out with.

This is the person who laughs at your jokes, shares your secrets, defends you and expects the same. This person usually has the same lights and taste but with just enough difference to make conversations interesting.

This association can be a momentary blip in time or a life-long agreement.

The bond with a sidekick can be a handshake or a kiss or a contract.

A sidekick reflects upon you and you do the same until people cannot tell the two apart.

Sometimes the sidekick wanders and becomes someone else’s sidekick. A third sidekick just loses the bond. Sometimes a sidekick moves away and never comes back and one has to find a new sidekick.

Some individuals don’t have a sidekick. They go it alone.

It frees up space but does not add to the conversation. There is no one there to pick you up if you fall or have your back, so the individual must rely on one’s own wits to survive alone. Decisions made, money spent and no one to consult or blame.

Or you can adopt a puppy?