Over the years I have had several friends. Some are dead now. And a few got tired of me. For the last seven years I have had and still have one good friend who I walk with. We walk in our city and in nature, sit on benches drink one beer, eat chokolade and talk. During a crisis I had in 2021 I shared my problems with him, and that meant that we opened more up for each other and share more personal stuff. But I don’t share his political views. I keep my views for my self, I don’t want to risk our friendship.

 

Real freinds are those whom you know from your childhood. The rest are what ever you want them ,, buddies, parners, cowrkers, neighbours, good guys, but not Freinds. Here most you make a mistake, taking for a freindship smthing that is not. So I dont make freinds any more, I distance meself, I don t turn my back, I may help out, I may do many things for them, but I dont oblige meself to find them as freind. And I made meself a rule to find any new man before me a scum, till he proves he is not. This way I ll never be betrayed or used again. ,,,The sheriff does not care about the problems of coloured.,,,,, Thats my moto. All the best to you guys.

 

The friends I have are considered more as family. I don't make friends cause people think I'm a asshole or weird. They can think what they want, just don't want others drama in my life.

 

Sometimes you can be the best friend in the world and still lose a friend, because of them and their issues. But if you are consistently losing friends, you should probably re-examine your behaviour, because most likely it’s you.

 

You can say that only soul mates whom you have known all your life counts as friends. If we use that definition I have never had any friends. But I think it is a matter of definition. Degrees of friendship. You can call it something else but I still consider the people I see and have known before as having some value both for me and them.

 

I have very few friends left... When I went off to work in 2007, I didn't come home until 2017. I tried to keep in touch but life happens. When I got back, Most of them were married and had kids so I no longer fit in their lifestyles, which I understand. Others moved off as well. Some have even died! It's hard to make friends in your mid 30's... Friendship is important so I'm thankful for the friends that I have left.

 

I have multiple friends I've been close with for 20-30 yrs. We didn't grow up together but share common interests so that's been our bond. I'll probably be friends with those assholes until one of our funerals at this point. I wouldn't trade any of them for anything. True friendship is priceless in my opinion.

 

I was thinking about this today. I have made a lot of new friends this last year at my new job, some of whom I even consider best friends. They have kept me from quitting this job many times. What I do is really hard. There’s a lot of dealing with struggling people who are desperate, angry, hostile, depressed and suicidal. I take this stuff to heart and it really affects me. These friends are my support and they let me vent and they make me laugh. As I get older, I realize it’s impossible to live a healthy life without real friends to count on. I feel lucky. And mushy lol.

My bf is my best friend tho, just to be clear. He’s the first person I call when something good or bad happens. But I think there are lots of different kinds of friends, and all valid. As long as they are true.

 

I have had friends for 30-40 years. My best bud I've known going 50 years, worked and rode motorcycles together in the 70's.

 

Friendship is very important, my circle of friends is small but we are there for each other.

 

My friends keep dying. Of my high school class of 391, the obit list is currently 61.

 

It's difficult to have good friends now days. Most friends from the past are either dead or still into drugs. I have some good crossdresser friends yet most of them haven't shared their actual identity.

Plus I seem to have an avoidant personality. I don't move toward people or against them so much, just avoid getting close to others.

 

No friends is the sweet spot

 

Friendship is very important in everyone's life. Family is great but they often are judgemental (or at least mine and my husband's is) but friends accept who and what you are. My husband has friends from his time on the fire department and they get together regularly to drink and tell lies about all the fires they fought and how big a fish they caught since they retired. He loves those BS meetings!

When he had a heart attack last year those friends were right there with me in the E.R. and never let me be alone until we knew he was going to make it. More importantly, most of them if not all of them know I am a slut and love sex yet none of them made a move until I told two of them that I was incredibly horny and hubby was not cleared by his doctor to have sex but I needed to feel a man on top of me. They gallantly volunteered to do me or any other chores that needed doing around the house! My best friend from childhood dropped everything and came to stay with me while Jack was in the hospital. (she benefited from his friends also!) (mrsstrywriter)

 

I have two best friends from my youth left. Both females and have partners which also became friends to me. I lost a couple best friends when over time, life just ended.

Its hard to find real friends here in the US when you are older. Work does not creat friends, as I had to find out.

But did find a couple good friends but not best friends. Not giving up lol.

 

You can be loyal and caring and considerate and all the things that make you a great friend, but you can’t make people reciprocate. I will literally help you bury a body (if they deserved it) lol. And if you call me at 3 am because you need a ride, not only will I come and get you, I’ll pick up fast food or reinforcements, whatever is necessary. But at a certain point you have to stop. When they take you for granted, or treat you like shit, it’s ok to walk away.

 

True friendship is priceless. But even casual friendships are important. We are social primates after all.

 

I have many close friends that I would do anything for. Friendship is one of the most important things to me

 

yes i have a few really close friends. I have a guy friend who is really close too.