Tomorrow is International Friendship Day. It’s a chance for us to appreciate the positive effect our friends have had on our lives and show them how thankful we are, as well as participate in activities which bring people from all different backgrounds together.

Let’s face it: we’ve needed our mates and their support more than ever over the past four months. The COVID-19 lockdown has been tough and meant we were unable to see each other in person for a long time, but friendships stayed strong thanks to virtual pub quizzes via Zoom and memes via WhatsApp. New relationships have been formed too through the power of the internet, with many people – including bloggers – reaching out to find others in similar positions and with related interests.

Video games have been there for us too. When the world has started to feel like too much, we’ve reached…