Can you develop a strong and everlasting friendship at your middle age

Friendship can happen at any point in life. That's how I feel. Discovering and redisovering the magic of friendship in different phases make us feel that the bond and commitment called friendship is not at all hard to find. we have to be very diligent and committed on our part. We have to nourish the vibe that touches both of us to our best of abilities. thanks.

Hi balasri, Of course we can, age has nothing to do with making friends. Blessings.

It will depend upon person to person. I think developing friendship when you are mature would be lasting.Because when you get plenty of experiences of your life, you can differentiate between 'right' and 'wrong'. You can nurture your relationship accordingly. Everlasting friendship cannot be loopsided, it is a two way traffic, you need to adopt policy of give and take both the ends to make the friendship stronger and lasting. Good Post.

Of course.Age doen't matter when you want to keep a friendship.It all depends on you.

You can develop a beautiful long lasting friendship at any age. All you have to do is reach out and be open to it.

I believe the answer to this question is undoubtedly YES. I think it's even more true than it would be at friendship developing at younger ages. As we grow older, I believe we develop into more and more who we're going to be for the rest of our lives. (I hope that makes sense!) As we grow older, we know more and more what we want out of life and what we expect of our friends. I think friendship that are made at an older age are those that become more successful and more long-term. What do you think? I think there are many friendships and relationships that develop in the early days and remain for a lifetime, but I think middle age is the time to make those unique bonds with people who a person can't live without, including marriage. Friendship is based on sharing the same viewpoints and/or having something in common. I also think a friendship that has lasted a long time is important, too, because the longer it has lasted I believe the longer it will continue to last because the stronger it will grow. This is an excellent question and discussion because friendship is a part of all of our lives and something we all can relate to. Thanks for bringing up this wonderful subject. Keep up the good work!

well yeah i guess..but the difference is you dont just go out with friend and have some fun till the wee hours of the night..but its more on social gathering together with each respective members of the families..more binding i guess...and mutual helping with each will just come unexpectedly..

Bonds are MORE strong then those of childhood when you find the right people. Why? Because what happens when you are a child... you are moving around, going to different schools... making and losing friends along the way. My house is my house (well the banks right now but...) and I am not planning on going anywhere. The people I meet and become friends with are people I am going to know for the rest of my life.

Personally, I aay no. At middle age, your values are solid, you have received your education, your friends are accostomed to your flaws and uniqueness and vice versa. There really isn't time to forge a friendship. Sure I have associates, people I am "friendly" with but they are on what I call the outskirts of my life. We cannot see each other every day, but our emails and texts go something like this...Hey Girl what's up. If I have a serios problem or I really want to go out and let my hair down. it will be with the old friends. The conversations are easier. There are no questions. I have six friends. One from second grade and all others have passed the ten year mark. Once a year, we get together and go for a weekend together. Sometimes a spa, sometimes the woods, sometimes gambling. I am an artist and a motivational speaker. At least one or two of them flies in for every art show. show. When any of our parents are ill, we make time to stand by one another's side. So to answer your question, I have to say no. I enjoy starting in the middle of the conversation and know that the person I am talking to can figure out the backkstory before I get to it.

Sure you can! If anything, friendships developed later in life can become even strong and more meaningful. Let's face it, we become friends with our classmates and neighbors when we're kids because they're the ones that are close to us. They become our friends "by default", so to speak. However, when we're adults we have many more people from which to choose as our friends and they're not limited to those our same age or ethnicity. I've always felt that the older we get, the longer were live and learn the more we realize there are different friendships that serve different "purposes" in our lives; I don't mean to say we "use" our friends but just that we feel the need to have different friends around us in different situations. For example, maybe you have a super close friend that you love to talk with about personal problems but you can't stand to go shopping with her but you have another friend who is your perfect "shopping buddy". Maybe one friend is fantastic at lifting you up when you're feeling down but another one is good for bringing you back down to earth when it's needed. When you're a child or a teen you make friends to play with and later to hang out with. As you mature into adulthood you find friendships mean much more! Annie

i think that the friendships you make at your middle age would be stronger and more everlasting than the young school days only because when you are young you're always trying to fit in and find yourself so you are willing to be friends with anyone. as an adult you usually know who you are and what you want which makes for a more valued friendship

Of course, friendship has nothing to do with age. Everyone has the same right and anybody can still meet someone special during their lifetime.

I think you can develop a strong and lasting friendship at any age, but like with anything else it will be what you put into it. You can't expect someone to be your friend, if you aren't one yourself.

Friends enters our lives in any time. That is why we accumulate a lot of friends. Of course, just like your friends during your yuonger years, you can still have and maintain friends in the middle age. And they,too can be counted as good and everlasting friends.

I don't see why not, the only difference is that you are more in tune with people and not so naive or innocent, and you can see people for what they really are and you also have a sixth sense and feel vibes about a person. I can usually tell within 5 minutes of meeting someone if I feel comfortable with them, I think you become older and wiser and you choose your friends more carefully which makes them more likely to stay strong and everlasting.

Yes, I have done it many times. Met friends in my early or late 40's and remained close friends. People change and over the years and some friendships can fall apart as a result. I posted a discussion earlier today about a close friend who I have known about 19 or 20 years who is very ill. We are good friends and I am so saddened by her recent life threatening illness. I also have a close friend since Kindergarten and we see each other every year. She lives quite a distance from me now. We also keep in close touch through email.

Yes one can, but normally not as often and readily as one has become more critical, and one is inclined to bypass some, one would have befriended at an earlier age.

Of course we can. Friendship has no age barrier. We can still develop good friendship at our middleage. The second responder wolfie is correct in his views and comments.

Thinking of two friends in particular, one I've known over 30 years and the other, four years, my answer is yes. it is a different kind of friendship than the ones during schooldays because we aren't together during the week. Our connection is strong whether it's sunny or stormy outside. We share a mutual love and caring support for each other. We're only a phone call away.

Yes, of course...I thing friendships that develop at this age are more long lasting because we defines a little of what we want in life and also we have learned what we are. We do not only start friendship for the sake of companion in school but have someone to explore what lies ahead of us. These friends we meet during our middle age are the ones who helped us survive the heartaches, the euphoria of success, etc.