Dependability is definitely important. If you can’t depend on them, why be friends? Communication is important too. Not just in the sense that you talk out your problems, but that you actually communicate. Friendships disappear when you do not speak to one another. Loyalty is important too. Remember when you were a kid and you thought someone was your friend until they left you at recess. How did you feel? Loyalty is important because we need someone to have our back and be there through our worst times. No one likes to get crossed