At this moment, my oldest surviving friendship is 30 years old. We met at work. We were two of the first women managers at the construction company we worked at. She's like the sister I never had. I love, and verbally abuse her, completely, and she does the same with me. :-)
My friend, Johnny, and I have been friends since we were five years old. Really there are about five friends since we were that young but Johnny and I stay in touch on a regular basis.
Forty years. I was eight, she was 11 and lived down the street a bit. She used to play with the girls next door. She's more like an elder sister to me now, her husband is a good Joe and her kids are terrific too.
Harry 