What makes a friendship grow? How many of your friends are worth keeping?

hi jean, frienship is a beautiful blessing and if somebody says that i have 100 friends then they are fools,even if you have one friend he must be worthy person..and a good laughter everyday will not show good friendship even if you are at a distance when you come back if your friend stands there tear filled in his eyes then feel proud you have attained a true and worthy friend,if you dont trust a person then how can you call him a friend...

All friends are all worth keeping, but it depends on how long have you known that person. With that, you could weigh how much can you trust that person. A good friendship are tested in time and trials, and sometimes sacrifice and effort. It can't be measured how by how many years you've been friends but how much you put into that friendship, like how many times you have proven to that person that no matter what, you're always be there and you can be count on on times of need.

it helps by choosing friends that you have something in common with otherwise it is like you don't talk the same language, how can you explain you are lonely to the average person who is not? or your depressed to someone who is always happy? then if you have things in common you look for how nice they are to you, if they are mean they are not friends, if they always ignore you they are not friends, if they are always busy they probably are not good friends, though they still may be friends at times. do they listen to you? do they help you in anyway even if helping means telling you you are a good person when you don't think you are? do they support you, encourage you to do good things do they care about how you feel. these are all the qualities of good friends. sometimes a good friend also has to tell you when you are wrong for your own good as well.

well whne we make friendship with someone we donot know how it will go? but after few time we we chat offena nd meet offen we become good friends. and this tell how close friends are they. when ever ur friend needs help from you and u helps your friend then friendship grows and when you need help and your friends help then also friendship grows.

I trust my friend that never talk bad about me and never betray me. I have my friend who trust me so much even they told me all their secret. It is because they trust me and they know I'm the one that can keep their secrets. Until now I have their secret on me and they never forgot about me either. True friend never betray friend. True friend never lost their trustworthy.

Hi Jeanniemay. You surely took the words right out of my mind... I had a nasty "missing my children"-day. They left a week ago to work overseas and I was so busy that I didn't really have the time to get to terms with them being gone. And this morning in church it hit me. And I couldn't stop crying. And what happened? My friend, who was sitting next to me in church, came home with me and spent the whole day with me, the only reason being not to leave me alone. And another friend phoned and talked me through another 'moment' of tears. Friends are wonderful things in one's life. I believe that God uses friends to fill certain gaps in our lives and to be Jesus to us in different ways. Yes, some friends are not easy to keep. If they influence you negatively and want to do things that you don't agree with, it might be difficult for you, but maybe you are supposed to be there for them to show them the right way. I don't know, but there's a saying that says to have a friend, you must first be a friend. Thanks for starting this discussion, it can be quite interesting to see what comes out of it.

I trust my few closest friends who are always there for me no matter what. They support me in my decisions, laugh with me, listen to me, they share with me, they tell me like it is and not beat around the bush. It usually starts off slow and then as time goes by and we do a lot more together, it gets stronger and feels like we are sisters :)

Hi there! I think that only you can determine if your friends are worth keeping. As with my friends, I think that they are worth keeping. A good friendship groe if there's love and respect in it. Love because just like any other person, you will find that your friends have weaknesses just like you. With love, you will be able to accept those weaknesses whole-heartedly. And even though we are friends, it doesn't mean that we can forget about respect. I think that even friends should know their boundaries not the ones formally set and not just because that their friends might get mad but because they know that what they want to do won't help at that moment. I trust all my friends but at different levels.

I have had a lot of friends all my life but I only have a handful of them that I want to see now and be in touch with. They are not even reaching 7 out of a large number. I've never had a painful experience with these people before and oftentimes all my other friends would take advantage of my being nice.

Hello jeanniemay, nice name =) I agree with you that friendship is the greatest blessing on earth and I am glad that I am one blessed person when it comes to making friends. i can easily make friends- I have a lot of them- and they are more of acquaintances for me- not all of them can be trusted but sure you can drag them along if you want a company. All friends are worth keeping, but only you and them can tell if its goin to grow or you'll just stay as plain friends. I have few important people in my life, our friendship grows because it has been tested not only on good times but also during bad times. Remember, there are a lot of acquaintances in this world, but only few real friends =) Stay safe.