Actress Anna Faris has revealed that she never regarded her ex Chris Pratt as her “best friend” despite having been married for eight years.

 

Anna told Cosmopolitan: “I was once told that I didn’t need a tight group of girlfriends because Chris should be my best friend. But I never bought that,” she explained.

 

Like many other women, Anna believes we need a variety of friendships even when in a serious relationship.

 

“The idea of your mate being your best friend – it’s overhyped. I really believe that your partner serves one purpose and each friend serves another,” The House Bunny actress explained.

 

“There’s the friend you confess things to and the friend with whom you do the listening.

 

 

“Or this is the person I talk to when I’m feeling lonely and sad, this is the person I talk to about work s**t, and this is the friend I’m still in touch with because we grew up together”.

 

Elaborating on the concept of “best friends”, Anna added that she thinks that “the notion of best friends, in general, is messed up”.

 

“It puts so much pressure on any one person when I truly believe it’s okay to have intimacy with different people in different ways.

 

“And ranking your friends? It just shouldn’t happen, at least not beyond grade school”.

 

Mum-of-one Anna recently spoke candidly about the demise of her relationship and reclaiming her independence on her podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified.

 

 

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She also thanked her fans for their support since announcing the end of her marriage a month ago.

 

“Hey, dear listeners: I just want to thank you all so much for all the love I’ve been receiving, and I truly love you,” Anna said.

 

"Life is too short to be in relationships where you feel this isn’t fully right or somebody doesn’t have your back or somebody doesn’t fully value you,” she added.

 

“Don’t be afraid to feel your independence if things aren’t right”.

 

What do you think mums? Is your partner your best friend or do you have several best buds outside your relationship? Let us know.

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