Friends and communication

Heidi over at Letters of Marque (whom I have a not so secret crush on) has some thoughts on "the lovely short hand of people who need few words to convey a lot of information." She is specifically discussing the point in a romantic relationship where a decent comfort level is reached, and both parties understand each other. But this level of communication isn't the exclusive property of couples. There is something very much to be said in favor of communicating a complicated thought in a few words, a significant look and a gesture. There's level of comfort, that you don't have to justify yourself, or explain. The other person just gets it. I have a few friends like this, and I'm lucky to have them.