College days' friendships last for a lifetime?
By bishu_sinha
@bishu_sinha (1457)
India
December 12, 2007 2:55am CST
Friendships that begin during college days last for a lifetime.
The geographic and personal distance between people continues to grow, and there are some harmful effects for those who lack quality relationships. Friends are essential because they provide emotional stability in a person's life. Making friends is like managing a bank account. You must make investments, and it is never too early to start.
Your coments pls.
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16 responses
@angela2006 (1845)
• China
12 Dec 07
maybe it is true,but in my opinion,as long as it is true friendship,then it will last forever.for example,I have many friends in middle school,and we still keep contact with each other,and distance just make us miss each other more.
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@anjalisk2005 (1492)
• India
13 Dec 07
we are more mature in our college life and we value friendship more during that age- during schooling we fight a lot and have more grudges and lack of exposed also leading to forgetting of friends a nd after schooling each take a differant route to pursue their dreams.so we have very few school friends but they are most closest.in colege we compromise with friends and knows ways of keeping in touch as almost the profesions are same.so we tend to keep in touch.
@larskie23 (866)
• Philippines
13 Dec 07
with me, my college friends are the ones that really are my close friends, and until now we still see each other very often, and even if some are already abroad, i still have constant communication with them. But i dont believe that its only the college days friendship that can last a lifetime. For me, it doesnt matter when did your friendship start. as long as it is true and you have been then since the start and then it would last a lifetime.
@jhoana_joey (616)
• Philippines
13 Dec 07
I have a friend since first year college and up to now after twelve years we are still friends, we even become bestfriends. We're currently living in different country, but we manage to have daily communication through the wonder of technology, daily chat in the internet and send text messages or calls. Nothing is impossible when the friendship is true. We want to be the best of friends until we grow old... for lifetime.
@MaryKris (33)
• Philippines
13 Dec 07
well, right now, friendship is one of my problem. i don't know how to bring back all those happy moments. we're four in a group and we call our group "crossbones". as if we're losing one member, she doesn't any time for us right now ( she has a boyfriend) and we just miss her.
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@4monsters4me (2569)
• United States
12 Dec 07
I suppose that can be true. I haven't been in contact with anyone I went to college with since I quit school. I never really had any close friends in college (or high school).
My closest friend is the girl that lives next door. I was 12 when I moved here and she was 7. We became best friends despite everyone thinking we were strange. Now almost 20 years later we are still good friends (I consider her more of a sister then just a friend). I'm 31 and she is 26 and our daughters are best friends (my daughter is 7 and hers is 8).
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 07
Very true, I have stayed in contact with a very good friend of mine who was studying on the same course as me, she was only 17 and I was 32 but we became very very good friends, even now we text regularly and we send cards and presents. She is a lovely girl and has a great humour and I really appreciate having her as a friend, it was fate we met, now that I have moved away we still keep in touch.
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@liera0 (280)
• Philippines
12 Dec 07
Well so far me and my college friends are still talking about our life. We created a yahoogroup so we can have a common ground even if some of them are working in another country. As much as possible we try to find time to see each other though not frequently and help each other too. I think keeping friendships depends on people. But through our college days we gone through too much studying and it created a bond among us. Maybe the saying " Friendships made at the hardest times in life lasts a lifetime" because up to now its been years since we graduated friendship is still there. I glad for our motto when we were in our freshmen year in college... "united we stand, divided we fall..." for it kept us together no matter what happened.
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@cosylvia (399)
• China
13 Dec 07
for me ,some coleage friendship cant last for a lifetime,coz the distance between.sometimes a greeting in the internet is a luxury..only have one good friend,when we finished the coleage and then worked in the same city so now we still have the good friendships,,good luck to you enjoy your friendship
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
12 Dec 07
I have not lived a lifetime to know whether it will last a lifetime. However, a lifetime is something I am working towards to. =D
Most of my good friends are from my schooling days. I must say, they are the ones I trust the most (other than my family members).
I agree with you that friendships need to be nurtured and maintained. We cannot take for granted that friends will always be there. Some friends are here for a reason. Some friends are here for a season. Some friends are here for a lifetime. I wish I can have more friends who will stay with me for a lifetime =D
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@shooting_star (384)
• Philippines
12 Dec 07
I've had a lot of friends during my college days, but there are only a few of them who I've been in touch with since graduation and we've remained pretty updated on each other's lives even if we haven't been seeing each other as much as we used to. Aside from my college friends, I also have a select few high school friends who I keep in touch with, and it's nice to know that after all these years, we're still friends.
I'm also pretty amazed with some of my parents' friendships. My dad has a yearly reunion with his group of college friends, while my mom has recently found her old college friends and they talk as if they haven't lost touch over the years. It's really good to have friends from college/high school, but I agree that you have to make 'investments' or effort to keep them. But it's all worth it in the end.
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@RagdollSally (159)
• United States
12 Dec 07
I've never been to college so I wouldnt know lol
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@SinoAmericanKids (14)
• China
12 Dec 07
It is true.
I was also a university student many years ago,so I can understand what you said. but I like to make some young female friends,any one like to make friend with me?
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@thrwbckjay67 (2870)
• United States
12 Dec 07
I think that college is a very influencial time in someone's life. Even if you are not in college, that time frame is where you make a lot of the connections that you will keep in life. If you are not in college, you can still work and develop a path that way, and the friends and colleagues you pick up then can remain with you forever. There are a lot of times in life when you cane make friends that last forever. I have friends that I have known for little periods of times, and people who have been around my entire life. College is one of those places and times where you can cultivate those relationships; not the only, but a good resource nonetheless.
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