No Good Friend
By Rosie
@rosie230 (1704)
June 13, 2010 2:10pm CST
It has come to my attention perhaps because I have been thinking about it more recently but I realise that I may have friends to have the odd natter with, but I do not actually have a friend that I can rely on. All my old friends seem to have their own lives to lead, and don't really have time for talks that we used to have. I guess thats whats happens when we get older. Sometimes though I do miss the fact that I can't pick up the phone and talk to a good friend because I do need to sometimes. I think that's why I spend so much time here because I have a lot going on, and I have some great friends here who listen to me.
How bout you... do you have a good friend that you can see all the time, or do you just have a few friends like me, who you very rarely see?
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14 responses
@pooja30 (203)
• India
13 Jun 10
Hi Rosie. I used to have a small group of really close friends who I would see everyday and talk to all the time, but then they sort of abandoned me in the middle of a crisis and now I have just one really really good friend left. She's in my class at college but I haven't seen her in months, and I haven't spoken to her in a while either. But we're pretty close and she keeps me going when I'm down, because it feels like she needs me to stick around for her. :) And when all hope fails, I have my mom. My mom's closer to me than anybody I know and I have no idea what I would have done if it wasn't for her. :)
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
13 Jun 10
Hi pooja: I have experimented the same feeling of, watching people touch our lives and then leaving. We can't blame them for doing that, it's natural that people want to make things, continue with their lives and that means that they will eventually leave us. It's always good when you can count on your family. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day.
ALVARO.
@ellie333 (21016)
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13 Jun 10
Hi Rosie, I am lucky in that I do have a few very close friends I can do this with but I don't like to trouble them most of the time with my problems as I know they have busy lives with problems of their own to deal with, having moved away from my home area initally I did feel very lonely even though I knew they were only at the end of the phone but I now have a great friend in one of my neighbours so it isn't so bad. It is good that you can letoff and chat on here though. My myLot friends have pickedme back up many at time, one in particular who I have now met in person too. Huggles. Ellie :D
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@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
13 Jun 10
I have friends but I rarely see them. Maybe it's because I'm currently trying to finish what has to be done first than be with friends. I see them from time to time.
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@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
18 Jun 10
It's good that I have friends I can talk to when I need it. They are just near and always there specially when I need them most. Maybe the reason they are always available is because they are still Single. I'm the only one with own family. There's three of them. One is a gay who has the same age as me (27) and then two girls (one is 22 and the other one is 21).
We've been friends for almost three years now. I just met them at work and since then we've been very good friends. Though I already have a family of my own they drop by for a visit. We cook something special at home, eat together with my hubby and them and then have a good conversation. It's good to have friends like that.
@jennyze (7028)
• Indonesia
14 Jun 10
Yes, I have friends where I can go to them and talk of anything, from the bad things to the good ones. They do not live anywhere near me, but we all know that we can contact each other and be sure of our welcome, no matter how late we call. Our relationship goes back to the years in college.
Of course I also have friends to natter with and they live nearby. Sometimes, without their knowing they ease my blues.
I made friends online who I can talk about several things in life, and they help, too.
@jucka16 (5)
• United States
14 Jun 10
I have a best friend that I wouldn't be able to live without. She is what completes me. I know that sounds overly sappy, but it's true. I can tell her anything. We can talk on the phone for hours, and still have more to say to each other. Whenever we have problems, we know we can go to one another. And I am always happy to listen to what she says and vise versa. I love her.
@jucka16 (5)
• United States
14 Jun 10
But there are always those friends that let you down. It is bound to happen. To everyone, unfortunately. People just don't think sometimes, and that gets people hurt. But you should have that one person that makes everything better. If not, don't give up...you'll find them!
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
13 Jun 10
Hi rosie: I think that at time goes on I see hardly ever my childhood friends. But I can't not judge them. It's normal because we have things to do related to our works and unfortunetly, we will see less often in the near future because we have walked trough different ways. I think it's sometimes specially when you think about the good moments you have with your friends. However you can keep in contact with them by Facebook or chatting with them. So I would say that I'm on the same situation you are right now. Thanks for sharing with us your feelings. Have a nice day.
ALVARO.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
14 Jun 10
I find it very hard to make friends as I have been let down a few times when I was younger. However, I did have lots of friends (when it mattered I suppose) during the 80s when I was in my late teens and early 20s. My friends then started to fragment (once they started dating, usually) so I was the very last to get married, in a completely different location. No friends here either!
@KANdaNGTips (97)
• Indonesia
14 Jun 10
Again sorry nih ... Are not we your friends. To find good friends, who not only want to profit from us. Here, there are tips to find a true friend, I take these tips from www.kandangtips.blogspot.com, then I translate into English. Here are tips to get a true friend:
"Life in this world is not as easy as we imagine, we also need to socialize with people around us. we as creatures that god created to know each other, open hostility: you ever think, who your true friends? why he as a true friend? what credit is that to us? you ever find a true friend? nah is that to us? you ever find a true friend? nah for that I will discuss a bit about my opinion about a friend who was benar2 friend to us. A friend indeed the very big meaning in our lives, but whether we will choose friends home? riends such as whether we can regard as friends understand us? opinion that I have "
@KANdaNGTips (97)
• Indonesia
14 Jun 10
Again sorry nih ... Are not we your friends. To find good friends, who not only want to profit from us. Here, there are tips to find a true friend, I take these tips from www.kandangtips.blogspot.com, then I translate into English. Here are tips to get a true friend:
"Life in this world is not as easy as we imagine, we also need to socialize with people around us. we as creatures that god created to know each other, open hostility: you ever think, who your true friends? why he as a true friend? what credit is that to us? you ever find a true friend? nah is that to us? you ever find a true friend? nah for that I will discuss a bit about my opinion about a friend who was benar2 friend to us. A friend indeed the very big meaning in our lives, but whether we will choose friends home? riends such as whether we can regard as friends understand us? opinion that I have "
@zralte (4178)
• India
13 Jun 10
I am probably the same as you. I have very few friends left. I live thousands of miles away from my hometown and most of my friends in college days moved away - or I moved away from them. I don't have many friends where I live. Sure there are some people that I could call up to have a drink sometimes, but not any one that I could really rely on.
@Alan70pct (171)
• China
14 Jun 10
I have some good friends to whom I can tell them every thing.They encourage me when I feel down and we share happy moments....
Sometimes I fear to get marriage(though I haven't reached that age,haha)since it really stands in the way of the development of friendship.
@hbsalazar (34)
• United States
14 Jun 10
I have three or four really good friends that I can talk to whenever. I used to have the same difficulty that you do, rosie. The friends I have I can rarely ever see, but I'm always able to talk to them. Before them, I never had someone I could trust.
Best of luck, rosie. I hope you can find someone you can trust.
@meeksilent (514)
• Philippines
14 Jun 10
So true that by the time we get older few friends remain, that's why we have to be strong for our own self coz only ourselves can truly answer our problems. We risk big decisions in life and we cant blame others who advised us what to do after we chose to opt to their preferences because in the end it will always end up on us to decide what's best for our lives.