A friend in need..................................................

I believe that saying to be true. I have friends that i consider very good friends, and one that i consider the best of all my friends. She has always been there for me and has never let me down, i can tell her my secrets and know that they are safe. I have also been betrayed by someone i considered to be one of my best friends at the time. I told her something that i did not share with anyone else and to my surprise she talked, i was very hurt by that and kept my distance from her after that. Although you are at a loss, in this situation the best thing to do is keep your friends secret. Like you said if it gets out she'll be hurt,you are already being a good friend by being her confidant, your hands may be tied as to what else you can do to help her. Just be there for her when she needs a shoulder to cry on.

That is a heavy burden to carry and I am glad that you are going to keep it secret. That means that you are definitely a true friend. As for myself, I have had a friend in HS that was untrue to me and would back stab me at every chance. She was like a leech in a way that when I tried to stop being friends with her she would lunge onto me and suck me dry if she so pleased. This created a problem between the two of us, and well eventually had me caving to be her friend not once, not twice but three times, if not more. I am unsure as to why she did this. Later I would see her at a grocery store she worked at and she would be mean to me. I wasn't sure why, as I don't believe I gave her any real reason too. I ended up later working with her at a restaurant and let me tell you that was an experience. I was always courteous to her, even if I didn't want to be. Hmm, as for my friends, I am unsure as to what to say about them. They are being very... dodgy I might say but that is really neither here or there for this topic. Thank you for making this discussion, and I hope that you get plenty of replies! Also, you really are a good friend if you vowed to keep this secret for her!

i agree with you completely...we all know that friends are the ones whom we always think of when we are in trouble or happy .....so a true friend is the one who accepts both happily....

Indeed you are right. I have help a lot of people who had befriended me because they are in need. But i didn't consider them as the best. It is easy to find/look for a friend but it takes a while to truly keep them for very few would stay. Usually the best ones who would like you too are through thick and thin they will stay. It is difficult but you need to keep the best despite our busy lives. People come and go in our lives, most of them because they just need you. They are the friends in need. take care =)

Well Iam glad to meet a true friend and happy that u are going to keep up ur promise.I am having many friends but only few are close to my heart.My close friends have never back bited me.They are really truthful to me and will be in future too.Your friend has trusted u and Iam sure that as a true friend u will keep up the promise forever.