how many friends do you have?

Philippines
December 14, 2009 4:47am CST
How many people in this world do you consider "real" friends? These are not just people you know but people you can trust and depend on, who will help you without asking anything in return. I have a lot of friends but when I think about how many real friends I have, it's quite sad I only have a few.... But these are the people who stuck it out with me not only during our good times but more importantly during the bad times, when I was down and out... How about you?
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22 responses
• Philippines
24 Dec 09
I have lots of friends out there but real friends I can say it's the maximum of 5. Very sad but it's true. I don't care if I had only few at least they are true friend that I can count on in times of troubles.
@acer5540 (354)
• China
16 Dec 09
It is so difficult to have a real friend, so i think if you do have few, it is enough.A friend in need is a real friend.I think i have some, and i am their real friend.
• United States
16 Dec 09
I think no matter how many 'friends' a person has, when hard times hit, they discover how many 'real' friends they have and sometimes help comes from strange places. We've helped many people over our lifetimes and had many friends, but when hard times hit us, the one person for whom we had done nothing of consequence was the one standing by our sides. She offered a shoulder to cry on, handled attorneys bills we could not afford, and offered so much more which we turned down. She has been a shelter in the storms that beset us over the past five years. No one else ventured even a moment to talk.
@bingchen (1119)
• China
16 Dec 09
i think that real friends is very less,even we have regnize from child to adult and understand each other for 15 years,but she still do something to hurt me.what is real friend?i often asked myself,i often keep normal relation with my friends and colleagues,although we communicate each oter,but if i met unhappy thing to be help with them.but i find that nobody can give me help.but i have this friends exist,they could not give me help with money,at least they give me comfort and some advice,so i think that i should pay attention to this relationship.
@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
15 Dec 09
I only have about 2 or 3 close friends that I can rely on if need something. There are probably a couple more but they moved out of state, I have a lot of friends that aren't that close. I think you only need a few close friends to rely on, the rest are just for social occasions.
• China
16 Dec 09
i know that the people have many friends usually in reality, but if you do want to choose out several "really" friends in your friends. The result is sad to find out you have only 2 or 3, coz you would compare your friend and make a loyalty check. what is a really freind in your lifetime you would think about it. I think the friend even if you have not keep in touch for a long time, a greeting call, a concern expressing in sincere feeling when you feel lonely. It's hard to expression the feeling in that time, but i think it just is really friend.
• Philippines
15 Dec 09
Only one or two. My husband is my "bestest of the bestest" friend. Another one is from previous work. I am the type who is not very trusting. It would take a lot of time for me to really give my all trust to anyone.
• China
15 Dec 09
I have count how many real friends i have,it is not over 5.I also donot care how many friends i have but care how real my friends are.The real friend will not leave and help me even if i have trouble.These friend is worth going.
@suprad1 (251)
• India
15 Dec 09
A true friend is the one who is with us when in need. The same has to be from our end as well. I have many trusted friends (in fact about a 100) with whom I keep in touch very often. Among them quite a few of them are very trusted them. But that does not mean to say that the others are not trustworthy. I am really proud to say that I have a large number of close friends and some of them are with me since more than 20 years. Thanks anyways and Good luck.
• Philippines
14 Dec 09
I am not a social person so I only have quite few friends, which are my classmates in college. I do have close friends at work now but I really don't share with them valuable or personal information. As of now, I have two closest friends, both from college and our friendship have been proven and tested with time and with problems. Having friends is not about quantity but quality.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
15 Dec 09
For me I have tree because it is hard to have a real friends for this time the world we live is much injustice.
• Bangladesh
15 Dec 09
I can name 4-5 real friends
@tina256 (190)
• China
15 Dec 09
well ,for me,maybe i just can say 2-3friends are the real friend .these friends who i can tell them everything in our life time.they are so important for me .but there is something seems like bad . it seems that i got more far to them when i got a boyfriend .didint stay in the same cith and the calling is so few now ,other ,the busy work ,we can not make enough time to get toghter .to be frank ,it is ok ,cos i think we will all together in each heart .don't you think that ?
• Indonesia
14 Dec 09
just 5 or 6 depend
• India
14 Dec 09
I only have one best friend and honestly believe that we can only have one true friend.There is a difference between having friends and having best friends. I believe you can only have one best friend,but many friends,which I do have many friends, but only one best one.My best friend is my partner.It is very difficult to get a best friend and every one look money for creating friendship.If we have enough money,so many friends gathered around us and make use of us for their advantage.A real friend ca understand all our problems and help us in all our difficulties.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
• United States
14 Dec 09
maybe 5 or 4 depends.
@ravend (658)
• Malta
14 Dec 09
I can count true friends with my fingers. Atm I am closest and fully trusting of only two people.
@Hazelrose (2179)
• Philippines
14 Dec 09
Hi chadster42,I have a lots of friends whom i can trust and rely.I feels that they are true to me,because they are always there in my times of difficulties.I cant count who among of them,because most of my friends are almost the same in characteristics.That's why i really love them.It is my qualifications in having friends in my life.They can also rely and trust in me.We really understands each other and our friendship lasted for many long years.Thanks,God Bless!
@kokila19 (102)
• Kuwait
14 Dec 09
I have lot of friends, but only 9 to 10 of my friends are trusted. These people helped me a lot in my bad and good times and when ever I need of them, they will always there for me.:) Very good friends ...
• South Korea
14 Dec 09
3~4 maybe !! I have true friendship ican say.