Mutualistic companionship.

One of the most loving things my best friend ever did was ask me how much quantity and quality of time together was needed for me to be satisfied in our friendship. I put careful consideration into my response, factoring in both her and my schedules. I came back with an estimate of my baseline recognizing this would fluctuate. Her question opened up a really great (and continually evolving) conversation about what our lives look like now and how to make sure both our needs within our friendship are being met. We don't just talk about it, we actively live it out.

Mutualistic companionship is important to me, I want to give as much as I take when it comes to the people that I love. I want to know that their needs are being met but not at the expense of my own.

This question is a perfect example of why my best is my best. We are hardly perfect but we value and prioritize our relationship and each other, we compromise to meet each other's needs. I am working to apply this approach to all the relationships in my life.