what i thing to be a supportive friend is to be there for your friends no matter what the situation. before high school i went to a really small middle and elementry school, from kindergarden to eighth grade i was in a class with basically the exact same people. coming to highschool not only did i make new friendships but so did my friends, seeing all my friends get in and out of new friendships for whatever reason showed me how to be a better friend, friends should understand eachother and talk things out with one another before taking things to social media!. friends should be friends before anything, and what is a friend, a person who is there through anything.