Carrie Bradshaw said it best. "It's hard to find people who love you no matter what, but I was lucky enough to have found three of them."

In case you have been living under a rock for the past few years, I am talking about the girls from "Sex and the City," the epitome of female friendships everywhere. I recently realized how strong two of my friendships were by unusual circumstances.

My friend and old roommate, Aimee, called me a few weeks ago from Texarkana. She drilled me on my activities the previous night, because she knew I went out and she wanted to know who I was with, what I did and if I had fun.

I can't lie to Aimee, and even if I did lie to her, she would know. So I told her the truth. I told her who I was with that night and prepared for the lecture I was about to receive.

While I held the phone away from my ear because I knew she'd yell, she calmly said, "I knew it."

I was with a boy Aimee did NOT approve of. But, Aimee was two hours away in Texarkana. I wondered how she knew I was with him before I actually told her.

Turns out, she had dreamed I was with the guy and had called her from the bar. While phone records prove I didn't, Aimee's instincts had been right because I was with him.

After we got over how weird her dream was, the yelling proceeded because she had warned me about him and told me to stay away. She knew I was too good for him.

It's amazing how well your friends actually know you and how strong of a connection you have with them even if they are far away.

The same thing happened to me two nights later with one of my friends in Arkansas. I went to bed really early one night because I was exhausted. I put my cell phone on silent so I would not be interrupted in my much-needed slumber.

I woke up the next day, went to class, and after I got out, I called my friend Jennifer.

"Did you call me last night and tell me we needed to go to Little Rock?"

She laughed at me because she had been studying all night and didn't even use the phone. I had dreamed that she called to tell me our friend was upset with her boyfriend and we needed to go see her.

So, I called Arkansas to tell my friend about my weird dream about her. My friend and I were really close at one time, but she graduated and moved away. She left me in Ruston, and we hardly talk anymore because we are both so busy.

I asked her how things were going and apologized for not calling. Then she dropped the bomb. "Me and my boyfriend broke up."

I was so freaked out. I had dreamed exactly that the night before. I dreamed she was upset and needed me and she actually did, which made me realize the bond of my friendships and how strong they actually are.

There are times when I make mistakes. My friends never judge me. They love me even if I worry too much or make bad decisions about guys, and they always know when I need them the most.

I am lucky to have such a great support system. I hope I offer the same kind of support back. I might get busy at times, but the telepathic bond I have with my friends still lets me know when I am needed.

Great friendships are hard to come by, but I am lucky to have those who love me no matter what.

Stacy Temple is a senior journalism major from Fort Necessity and serves as senior news editor for The Tech Talk. E-mail comments to slt019@latech.edu.