Do you have real friends, and what qualities a good friend must have?

hey,younger,i am coming,i think a good friend should be a good listener,s/he is willing to listen our happiness and sorrows,a friend in sunshine days is not a real friend if s/he gets away from us when we are in rainy days.good friends whom we can be interdependent,encourage each other and so on. happy mylotting and take care.

A good friend does not judge you. They understand your situation and support you no matter what. They may want to give you advice, but they will never judge what you have done. I personally have a few good friends. They don't judge me and are there for me when I need a shoulder to cry on or a sound ear to hear what I need to say. Unfortunately there are people out there that aren't like that. You can have good friends that you can consider to be acquaintances more then anything and then you have those friends you can confide in. Trust is a very big issue when it comes to friendships. I've had friends in the past that became jealous if they weren't the constant person in my life. I've had friends that only wanted to "mooch" off me whenever they could. I've had a life long friend that I recently learned I really couldn't trust. It has disappointed me beyond belief but what can you do. I am still friends with this person but am careful of what I say to them. Just becareful in whom you trust and make sure the friends you have are truly your friends.

I always thought I had good friends but lately I am not so sure, I know friendships drift in and out a bit depending on circumstances but it seems i am the one that is always there for my friends when they need help but when I am in a little need no one seems to be there...