Is friendship for sale?
@marketingmother (95)
United States
January 14, 2010 6:14pm CST
Can a person buy REAL friends? Personally i do not think so. i would not be with them if they wanted me just for my money. but i see people everyday buy friends and sometimes love. scary.....but i prefer the things in life that are free. i've had some of my friends for over 40 years and i am 46.
8 responses
@online_jon (1476)
• Philippines
15 Jan 10
Base on my own opinion, For me? Yes you can able to buy a friend! BUT you can really never buy a REAL/TRUE friends because of the reason they are not sale and besides you can only be able to earn them. You know why you can't buy them? It's simply because those poor people can no longer have friends if they are poor. Which is unfair, that's why no matter what is your status you can able to have them.
Well, all I can say is that all of my friends are real friends because I did'nt buy them. But I can say that I value them that's why they can't able to buy me because of my infinite price. Well, I hope you get my point of response here in this discussion. Happy posting and enjoy mylot.
By the way, if you want to have a real friend? Just simply be true to them! ! ! A real friend accept you no matter who you are!
@online_jon (1476)
• Philippines
15 Jan 10
thank you for the best response. I honor it! I only share some experience and values of my friend. Well, your discussion was really good keep it up. I'm sure you value to your friends is also infinite! 
have a great day and GOD BLESS you always.@marketingmother (95)
• United States
15 Jan 10
all the responses were great and i marked yours the best. i love the infinite price you put on yourself and your self worth. wonderful!!! and that's right friends have unconditional love for one another and accept their flaws and faults. there is so much truth in what you said...thank you
@Fulltank (2882)
• Philippines
15 Jan 10
For me, real friendship is best on trust and love. Trust cannot be bought and so does love. Therefore, true friendship cannot be bought by money. I'm just curious, about your statement "but i see people everyday buy friends and sometimes love". Could you give example of it?
@online_jon (1476)
• Philippines
15 Jan 10
Hello Fulltank? I agree you! Trust can not be bought! And if ever you lose your trust to someone, she/he will always have a not sure feeling if he/she will the trust for you! That's why you must keep the trust of your friends to have a strong friendship relation to each other. 
@marketingmother (95)
• United States
15 Jan 10
sure to "buy a friend"....
1. i will buy your lunch if you go with me
2. if you hang out with me for awhile then my dad can sell you a car real cheap
3. if you be my friend you can live at my house for free
4. i take all my friends shopping
i hear this all the time....and funny thing is ...the receiver of these perks always makes fun of these "givers" behind their backs....crazy.
"buy love"
1. i will buy you a stereo for your car
2. marry me and you will one day own my dad's company
3. i treat my boyfriend/girlfriend like queens/kings
4. with my money i can make your dreams come true
this is coming from males and females trying to get dates and sometimes marriage for promising things with money...and that's crazy. it seems all they talk about is money...it is so sad that they do not think more of themselves.
@HansonFan (1653)
• United States
15 Jan 10
My aunt does that all the time. She spoils her friends rotten, often treating them better than her own family and she never understands why they get in a big fight and then refuse to talk to her ever again. They pull back the minute she wants something from them and I just cant see why she doesnt. I treat my friends generously on their birthdays and christmas but she gave them stuff all the time. I treat my friends the way I do because I feel that they deserve it and as a way to let them know that I truly appreciate all they do for me. As a result I have two friends that have been with me for many years and we are there for each other through thick and thin.
@marketingmother (95)
• United States
15 Jan 10
it seems you learned not what to do from your aunt...;p
you are so lucky to have real friends. hang on to them...and they are lucky to have you!!!
@marketingmother (95)
• United States
15 Jan 10
very smart advice...how wise you are to be so young....thank you
@RAVENBLADE0842 (493)
• United States
15 Jan 10
No, real friendship can not be bought, and anyone who really believes that if just kidding themselves. If you geniuenely care about someone than money is just an object. People with alot of money may look like they are living the good life, surrounded by the "beautiful people", with nice things. However when the money is gone so are the people, and often times the material posessions that attracted the fake people to begin with. A real friendship takes time to develop, and isn't just influenced by whether or not someone has money or not.
@marketingmother (95)
• United States
15 Jan 10
very true...i love how you went into detail with your response. thanks so much!!
those kind of friends only last as long as the money does.
@pakonis (79)
• Bulgaria
15 Jan 10
that is great , but the truth is that: most people sell themselfs :D (how i tell it only :D ) everybdy have a prize , we have something like bulgarian joke with UK queen and i'll not tell it only from respect to UK citizens but it explain that everybody have a prize and when you say something low they jump of the roof how u could give so little money for them , but if u try , U will buy.
@marketingmother (95)
• United States
15 Jan 10
you kind of turned it to another way of looking at it..i like that and i must say there is a lot of truth to what you said. thanks
@shivamkapila (764)
• India
15 Jan 10
Friendship is priceless and no one can purchase friendship and there is no cost for the friendship dear...
@kaylachan (69844)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jan 10
"Friendships" like that aren't real friendships. If someone thinks they have to use money for that then they are fooling themselves. Because people like that will often do anything as long as the cash keeps flowing. In fact those types make me real sick. I can't stand people like that. A true friend can't be baught.
