• Do help her screen potential beaus from an online dating service. Don't make it your part-time job to find her the right match.
• Do cherish and be caring toward her new baby. Don't become the emergency babysitter every Thursday night if you don't want to.
• Do let her date your brother. Don't get involved.
• Do take time to do something nice if she's been off sick for a week. Don't do all her laundry while she watches TV.
• Do bring a thoughtful housewarming gift to her new home. Don't scan her home on your return visit to see where she's placed it.
• Do go on a blind date she set up for you. Don't go twice if it's painful.
• Do lend her your favourite piece of jewellery, but set a date for when you want it back. Don't put up with forgetfulness when she's borrowed something important to you.
• Do drop everything when she calls sobbing over the phone. Don't put your life on hold for the fifth time that week.
• Do be her wing woman if her favourite band comes to town. Don't be the taxi so she can have a wild time while you check your watch every hour.
• Do acknowledge when she's complimented you, your family or your home. Don't downplay the compliment – it says her opinion doesn't matter to you.
Read more: Top reasons you need a best friend.
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