Friendship: cimmitment or not?

Hi berith. I really beleive that friendship is a long term commitment, when you are friends with someone your there for them no matter what through the good times and the bad. I feel that it needs to be a two way street friendship takes two people n its a lot of hard work to keep another person happy but if you look at it from a good point of veiw the other person must feel the same. My best friend is there for me if i need him he will drop everything to help me n i would do the same for him, he is there for me when i am sad and need to just vent n talk , we hang out togeather all the time and we make each other a priority in our live no matter what so yes i think it is a commitment when you become friends your hopeing that it is going to be long term, you have all intentions in it lasting forever so your going to try and do everything to have as much fun with that person n concentrate on making them happy for the rest of their lives, i also beleive that something that takes that much work to keep it going is a commitment friendship is not easy n takes alot of work to keep it going!

I don't think friendship is a commitment.. For a commitment requires a vow.. You and your friends or your bestfriend can go on your own way anytime, especially when your careers are much different from each other. So I think commitments are just for couples.. That's just my perception..

hi berith. i think it is a commitment. we have some responsibilities in our friendship as welll as some loyalities too. so we have to consider everything with every angle.

I believe that committment must not become a drudgery or a matter of compulsion. Also commitment is a two way process, for one sided commitment or friendship doesn't qualify for the definition of friendship.