There is no such thing as true friendship...

I kind of agree. I haven't be fortunate enough to surround myself with a great individual. I seem to get judged by everyone who meets me. They don't usually say anything, but I can feel it. And then that leads me to not talking when they're around. Then I'm given a title of misanthrope. Whatever. I try my hardest to be nice to everyone and the people I come in contact with only want something from me.

Well you can tell him something like Everyone gets burnt sometimes, but you just get a better knack of telling who are jerks and users, and avoid them like the plague! And he has you! You're his true friend:)

This is a tough one. However I believe you have to pick and choose your friends carefully. True, deep friendship is something to be cherished because it comes along relatively rarely. You can have many friends, don't get me wrong, but the special, true ones are truly diamonds in the rough. I'd say your friend still has one special and true friend. And that is YOU. Keep doing what you're doing and letting him know that you are there for him and that you care. And one true friend, in my opinion is better than tons who aren't...

That is a hard question. Not all people make good friends and very few are worthy of true friendship. So many people out in the world are out for what they can get and few are in it to give more than they receive. Your friend sounds amazing and the world would be a better place if it was filled with more people like him.

how to console him? maybe he have not yet found the right person or people who is true to him being a friend. friends are easy to find. they are just everywhere. but true friends, its hard. you can just tell if they're true or not in times you badly needed them. they may stick with you no matter what happened. they will feel your pain, happiness, success, etc. true friends does not tell you what to do but instead to tell what your mistakes are. true friendship does not base on the time that you are together, but the love, respect and trust that you have for each other.

thats so sad.people should not do that with him. but you are still his friend.is it? if you are his true friend you share his sadness after passing the he will understand who is true friend.he should be care full in the matter of friendship should not believe any one.

This world is full of selfish people and we only ahve to live with hope of findinga genuine friendship and theer is nothing impossible here even inbetween we got to face these unhappy things, we have to be strong enough to keep our hopes alive as life should go on and things will turn out bright again

I think we've all been let down by friends and have felt that way at times. I don't know how you can console him really. I have come to realize we are all just human and we're going to make mistakes. The best thing is to forgive and move on. I hope he finds better friends in the future. Sounds like he has one in you. If you have one good friend that's more than alot of people have.

It's a difficult question. I believe that a friend in need is a friend indeed. Sometimes, even U have lots of friends, U may find none can talking closely. They just share your happiness but can't help U to go through the tough time. My best friends are mostly my classmates or roomates. U see what, cause we've been together, we got know each other better. So for me, such kind of friendship can stay long. Remember friends can be divided into several types. Not all the friend around can be the best.

this is a tough one,you must have been really hurt[i have a feeling you are talking about yourself],my advice is that no matter what you should not lose faith in humanity,no man is an island,you can not exist without relationships,what you need to do is to choose your friends carefully and dont rush into making friends ,study people well before opening up to them and making them friends.www.achieversideas.com

It appears to me that these people were not his true friends from the get go. All is great and hunky dory when you are single and you have someone to hang out with. But, when one weds and has a responsibility to a family matters change. It is a shame what he thought was his friends, really turned out to be only users and abusers. Let him know there are true friends out there, and now he needs to look at people from a different aspect. He needs to be more careful of the friends he chooses. Evidently he gave himself and they took advantage of it. Now he needs to recognize that he is number one, and when he makes friends he needs to take them with a grain of salt and prove themselves to him. He does not need to prove himself first. A lesson I learned the hard way. I gave and gave and gave and never got anything in return, when I needed.

see u yourself are a perfect example of a true friend...u r worried for him...i think u need to tell him tht not all ppl are same...at the same time he shud b choosy abt whom to befriend...and he shud b firm so tht no one can take undue advantage of his sweetness..u need to support him and make him realise tht true friends r there for instance u urself...cheer...take care..

You console him by saying that he is a true friend.. Those people who he thought were his friends were not true friends they are people you only see things in their own perspective and they are just plain selfish. There is such a thing as true friendship. Only thing is true friends are hard to find. It's just the way it is.

In all truth, I may only be 17, and many may just call me naive or even irresponsible....But I've definantly learned human emotion; I've certainly ealt with the coming in and out of a "true" fr4iendship; I've seen friendships that seemed like forever crumble...In fact, just recently I lost my very best, dearest, and closest friend. We were so close that we basicly just said we were brothers. That was until he found out I was bi and ultimatly decided he wanted nothing to do with me. At the time I also had a second closest/true friend, and when he found out he didn't care, it didn't bother him, and we've gotten to be a lot closer. I'm not saying that marriage was the reason for his loss, but usually a clan of friends hold a certain pact and if that gets broken then it's best to let go of that limb (that is how typical people view the world). You are proabably one of his truest friends, because you're on a website trying to help him. Honestly, just be there for him. People don' have to be surrounded by people. In fact, we get so caught up in popularity that we forget how to tell who is and isn't a true friend.