Can you survive without friends?

It's true that most people couldn't survive without friends, but there are people who can. They may even be perfectly happy without friends. I can get along with people, and I've had friends in the past. I don't have any right now, and I'm not looking for any. I'm pretty content to just live by myself and meet people casually online. It all depends on your temperament and whether you have the ability to depend on yourself and create a usefull and meaningfull life.

Remember that old song lyrics.....i'll get by with a little help from my friends. Thats pretty much the way i feel.

friends are everyones best assets...if you dont have one...go out and find not just one but as many as you can...that's my moto...but unfortunately and sadly I am failing...this world is so complicated...there is always the racism, politics, religiuous, and the list goes on endlessly...so my motto has changed, there is really no true frined in this world, i really have to live by this sad truth about our world today.

Hello taface412, your question was can you survive without friends? I believe that the answer is both "yes" and "no". Yes we can survive without friends, as one aspect of human nature is the will to live and carry on. However, humans are also social creatures and need to be part of a group for their general well being, mental stimulation and need for security. For example, in Japan there is a village, where the people are on average the oldest in the world. Their secret is the social interaction and activities, which these 100 year-old-plus people engage in. I think we all need friends - old or new- and that they help us deal with the stress of the world and make us part of it and don't leave us isolated... Have a good weeekend. Umart

Yes, you can survive without friends, but it would be a very lonely world. If you're afraid you'll lose your friend by being honest, then that's not a very good friend.

survival without friends can be possible,but one should be highly recomended that he should be a genious and all in one type person.he should have strong heart to adjust it or through out the problem.one should have the do or die mentality.

I agree with you completely. Friends are something like a bush, it requires a lot of trimming and pruning throughout our entire life. We have many friends when we are younger, but as we grow older and wiser, our circle of friends usually shrinks to a select few who we can trust. Humans are by very nature, social animals, and I think it would be very difficult for most people to live completely without any friends. After all, at the end of the day there is only a certain limit to which we can depend on ourselves. When facing a difficult situation or a crisis, we all need someone we can confide in or consult, and there really is no better person to turn to than a friend you can trust completely.

It depends on the person. And in a great part it depends on the spiritual condition of the person. I am not touting any specific religion here, but I think that people who have a close relationship with GOD don't need other human beings as much. Often we go through life happy with our friends, nothing comes along to challenge those relationships. That doesn't mean that people can't interact with others, it just means that it is not necessary for their life.

Hello, taface412. No, you cannot live without friends. Friends must be a part of your life, forever. When you are born, you have great friends, that are your family. They are the greatest friends you will ever have, for they will follow your steps for a long, long time. However, you also meet friends that aren't your relatives. And they will follow you for a certain time too. Perhaps they will be a part of your life. But, when you get older, you usually will have only your family as friends. Real friends are hard to have, but the family will be always there for you. Therefore, there is not anybody who doesn't have a friend. No matter how far your family is, they are still your friends and you will still have them. Respectfully, Munhozmib.

I could survive but not thrive.

I don't have any friends that I interact with in person. I have many friends that I stay in contact thru online though. One I've been friends with for over 40 years, but she now lives too far away to see in person. I miss having actual local friends that I can do things with. But, I haven't had that in years now. Its hard for me to meet people and make friends. I stay at home all day and have many health issues the keep me here alot too. So I don't have alot of contact with the outside world.

No way! I cant! Thats how precisely I can describe it. I'm a social person and I enjoy the company of my friends and different individuals. Sometimes differences rise in between but isnt that what makes each one of us unique. I think all those people who say that they are lonely are just insulting their friends and their friendship and are ebing ungrateful to life.

I think it really depends on whether you have a partner or not and how well you get along with them. My man is my best friend. I can talk to him about anything and I would rather spend all my time with him. Last night I went out to dinner with a friend of mine, we have been friends for about 10 years. I think in the past year we have only seen each other about 4 times, talked on the phone about 20 times. When your an adult you have many responsibilities and don't always have time for friends. True friends should understand that. My friend understands that. She is always busy and so am I, but we do try to get together at least a few times a year. We really don't have all that much in common anymore now that we are older, but she is still by friend and we have still shared alot. But if we were not friends, I don't think it would bother me, because like I said, my best friend is at home with me. If you didn't have any one at home, then I think it is very important to have friends. You always need some sort of support.

It's very hard in this world to survive without friends and people that are supportive of you in life.

[i]Hello taface412, It is hard to survive in this world without a friend. One saying says "No man/woman is an island". I think I can survive without a friend but on what kind of life? It may not be worth living for. I think we need friends for all their worth. So whatever differences you have, I think it is worth patching it up and make your friendship work. It is hard to find a true friend. Regards. [/i]

Yes it is possible to survive without friends, and I mean real friends not acquaintances. A real friend is someone you share your life with, the other sort are just contacts. I have lived most of my life without real friends, I had work colleagues etc but that was compulsory socialising. If I lost my partner then I would have no friends at all but I am such an introvert that I could manage with just a dog and a computer so I could talk to people all over the world through mylot.

I am a person who is very comfortable with myself. I don't enjoy crowds of people. I have a handfull of good friends I have known for many years that I am close too. But I just don't need to have a lot of people around me all the time. I love getting out with friends and family occasionally, but not on a daily or even weekly basis. That is just how I am. So I think it depends on the person. I have friends who do not agree with me on many major "issues", but we usually just agree to disagree and avoid those issues unless we feel like having a major debate!! I know many people who have tons of friends and make friends easily even as adults, but I just enjoy the small group of friends I have.

I dont believe anyoen can truly survive without friends. The world is made up of a network of friends of friends of friends. Everyone must know soemone, because fi you didn't you would be a noone. ANd if you was a noone, then there would be nothing of a something? You still following rigth? Ok so if nothing is noone, then noone can't be anything. so if anything is possible, but you can't be anything then you are impossible? so with all what i just said concludes to that you need friends to survive because if you didn't you would not be able to live, why? because to succeed in this world you must have networks of people.

Well,I can not survive without friends. The strength and ability of one person is little. I think if we live in this society,we can survive just depending on ourselves. We need help from friends or other people. That is true you will be very happy if you have a true friend, that is an invisible bid fortune. On the other hand, we need different kinds of friends, some can be trust, some can be talked with, some can be played with…… With friends,we can't be lone. And everyone is unique. Eeveryone has his own idea. What would you like, to show the different idea or agree with you insincerely? It is normal that friends have different idea, and it is very well that most of your opinions are the same. Maybe someone is fractious, but as long as he is with goodwill that is ok. For me, if my friend's opinion is different from me, I would listen to his explanation on the problem first. Then talk with him, if we can't reach agreement, I would do as what I think is right. But I will still keep friend relationship with him.

People said; "Friends are the most important ingredient in this recipe of life." and "To be depressed is to be lonely; to have a friend is to be happy..." No. I cannot survive without friends. In our life, we always need help from people. "Strangers are just friends waiting to happen." I have so much friends but the only best friends to me is my family. Choose your friends carefully you never know who is on your side, and remember the truth shall prevail.