outed. as defined by a close colleague, closet friends are "two people who are much better friends than they appear to be to the outside world." the type of friends who everyone says "oh, i didn't know they were close." this is not to be confused with friends who make no sense. these are two people who don't really seem like they would be friends at all, but yet are closer than peas in pods. that's an entirely different category. the question associated with that pairing is "wow, how are they friends? i don't get it."

so being closet friends, how is it? do closet friends enjoy the mystery of not appearing like they know each other well? or do they stay away from each other for a reason? maybe they have a secret friendship where they talk behind people's backs all the time. or they get together for events only by themselves. most often, closet friends comes about from two friends who used to hang out a lot, but don't anymore. so when you see them, they don't look like they're that close but in fact, they have quite a history.

another difference is the halfway friend. the person you're not quite one hundred percent comfortable with, but you've known them for so long that you should be that comfortable. so it's like you're supposed to be good friends, and might call each other semi-good friends, but when placed together, there's an uncomfortable air between the two of you. as if the knowledge that you should be closer but aren't really, makes a transparent barrier of unease that everyone can clearly see. even though it's transparent. yeah, not sure how that works. it's like you can't see the invisible man, but you know he's there. lurking. and breathing. and being, invisible.