what do you think are friends realy forever?
By shawnk20
@shawnk20 (38)
United States
February 11, 2009 8:05pm CST
yes, i believe that some friends are forever, others aren't. a freind will be their for you when you are down. a friend will take you out when you don't want to get up because of a woman or a guy. i have had a couple of friends like that. most of them i don't talk to anymore because they are never home or they don't have the time day to talk to you. when something happens in your life that brings you down so far that you don't want to live thats when you find out who your true friends are. i know that every one has a friend like this. like my wife said don't my someone a priority if they only make you an option. which in my opinion it's good info. please comment and let me know what you consider a true friend.
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18 responses
@kayla_7602 (704)
• Canada
12 Feb 09
I agree with you some freinds are true friends that will be there for you in good and bad times...and others are like temp freinds. To me when i talk to a good freinds no matter how long it has been since the last time we spoke...it is like nothign ever changes...it dosnt feel wierd or akward at all. You will also be able to fight or argue with a true freind,,,but at the end of the day..or week maybe lol things are right back to how they were. My true freinds are like an extention of my family.
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
12 Feb 09
I agree. You should be able to share your thoughts and feelings with a true friend who won't suddenly take offense to everything you say.
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@wyethlovesyou (349)
• Philippines
14 Feb 09
Thank you for denoting me as your best response. Thank you very much! =) I appreciated it.
Happy valentines to you and to your family!
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@bethovenmp (17)
• Philippines
12 Feb 09
Friends actualy can be forever. Real friends can be treasured maybe if we accept, understand and show to them that they are important. Others say that it is all about "give and take" relationship. Yes, it is but unselfishly with love and compassion. They help, encourage and hear your thoughts. Friends also can be as opposition to our principles in life. Cherish frendship, Wherever you go and whatever now you do, the same quality of person but in diffrent faces are called friends whom you have seen and meet before in times of hardships and joys.
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@Littlemisslizzy (100)
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12 Feb 09
we have friends for reasons and friends for seasons. I think as we move through life we have a sieve and some people come through it at various times while others get left behind. I can count my closest friends on one hand and lots of others that I am aware may not be in my life for ever for a variety of reasons. The most exciting thing is realising that a friend you have had a while is actually going to be a long term pal who will be with you through thick and thin.
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@nhjfrazer (48)
• China
13 Feb 09
yes, i agree. u mean some friends that are forever are true friends.
in my opinion, there are no fake feelings between true friends, because if fake feelings exist, the friends are no longer the "true friends".
friendship is different from marriage. if the lovers dont love each other, maybe due to the family pressure or the local law or other reasons, they keep their relations for a long time. but that's not true for friendship.
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@ronyronyrony (12)
• India
12 Feb 09
Till a certain level of our lives friends remiain with us in thick and thin dut after dat phase it becomes situational , the world is selfish every one will see his or her own good before helping the best of friends . In this world where son s kill fathers and brothers kill brothers how can we expect frindship to remain for ever
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@mjmlagat (3170)
• Philippines
12 Feb 09
It depends on the situation such friendship is anchored upon. If the people involve in the relationship is that committed to work hard to retain such friendship well, I think it's meant to last forever. But if the foundation of the relationship is so shallow and weak, then I doubt.
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@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
12 Feb 09
i agree with you, but we have friends we don't see too much, but we do get together maybe once a year even longer then that.
but when we go through bad things we see who are real friends are. like when i gave up drinking and asked friends not to bring anything over i found who my real freinds was.
i got a few really close friends who are like my family.
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@exactoblade (37)
• United States
12 Feb 09
Well that saying is true to some extent.
Like if you're always there for a person, and then when you call them out, they'll realize how important you are to them.
But then again, I couldn't really bring myself to tell people I no longer want to be there friend, it's just to hard, especially when that person's been your friend for ages!
I love my friends, but I'm not going to say we're going to be close friends forever, because, really, who knows what's going to happen?
I'd rather stay in touch with people, then drop them, cos you never know when you'll need them.
That probably made no sense to you, but I hope I made my point, at least a little.
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@becdmd (704)
• Philippines
12 Feb 09
Real friend don't ever forget you despite the distance or separation...no matter what it takes they will find ways to be connected with you and will let you know that you're still part of their lives. I have my bestfriend who got her petition in the U.S., she's staying there for 9 months already, but we keep in touch always..to keep the friendship alive.
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@akiira (97)
• Australia
12 Feb 09
I think that any friend can be 'forever' as long as both sides want it to happen and put in effort. I've drifted apart from many friends due to lack of communication, but I'm sure that if I'd put in effort, and called them or something like that before, I could've had a better relationship with them.
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@wyethlovesyou (349)
• Philippines
12 Feb 09
Hello there shawnk20. I agree that friends are really forever, but you know you have many kinds of friends. There are true friends, best friends, peers, long time friends and alot more. But sadly, some of them just come and go and just had been a part of your life for not a long time.
Yes, maybe there are reasons and its God's will for us. So let's just accept the fact that they need to go out of our lives. But we shouldn't just stick to that fact because we do still have friends who are always there for us. We do have our best friends, our family and even our relatives. You just need to give importance to them and do not take them for granted. So, they can stay in your life forever.
It also depends in you if you want to have your friendship forever or not. You are the one who controls your life,
Happy posting!
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@limitbreaker (253)
• Philippines
12 Feb 09
Friends are not hard to find.
They are always there forever. What is not forever are what you call best friends? For my points of view best friends don't last forever. Or maybe I haven't had best friends before. God bless.
@hellcowboy (7374)
• United States
28 Oct 09
I know that there are different types of friends,some friends are forever especially the best friends and true friends,and some friends are temporary like the ones who are just friends,or who pretend to be your friend to get something from you or out of you,and sometimes it is hard to tell who is a true friend,and I think a true friend is someone who is always there no matter what,they will do anything for you,and they are the ones who will be sitting in jail next you saying dang that was fun,while other friends would bail you out of jail,Happy Mylotting.
@smallsaozhou (827)
• China
12 Feb 09
Those who help me when i have difficulty ,they are true friends for me and i will remember forever
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@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
12 Feb 09
I think that you're right that you find out who your true friends are when stress arises, or truth arises. I have had what I term acquaintenances, those people I see, maybe share coffee with but nothing more then chit-chat. I have a few very close friends, and they are those who have been with me in all that has occured during my life's journey. There have been those that were thought to be friends, who passed out of my life on their own journey. I also have those that were friends a long time ago that I've recently caught up with and as you said, it is as the friendship never stopped.
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@daneg33 (1128)
• Canada
12 Feb 09
People come and go in our lives, but good friends are always there. Think of how many people you have met in your lifetime and how many of them you still keep in touch with. Some people just have such big egos and only care about themselves, they are not true friends. A true friend is a person who does not judge you, cares about you and is there for you when you need them, no matter what.
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