is friend necessary in life?
By sanofer
@sanofer (525)
India
18 responses
@r03249 (357)
• Philippines
2 Oct 11
Hi sanofer. :)
Yes, definitely, friends are necessary in life especially for those people who constantly wants approval from somebody else and always needs someone to talk to and someone who listens.
But there are those people who doesn't need a friend. Well, they seem to not need any but I'm pretty sure they do. Maybe, they feel satisfied and happy just with themselves. Or maybe because because they were raised not to need anybody. I actually don't understand how they feel, because obviously I have my friends. But they surely is perfectly normal.
Have a good day!
@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
2 Oct 11
No mn is an island and therefore he needs compny nd company can be somebody whom he can share his thoughts, joys, tears, pain and happiness. That somebody is a friend and a friend can be your mother, father, sister or brother or that stranger sitting next to you. Friendship happens when two or more person open up for each other and start sharing everything about living. A friend can not be a necessity but life is more meaningful when shared with others.
@bokkers (48)
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2 Oct 11
@Edna Reyes:
I agree with your saying: no man is an island. Human is a creature that needs interaction, bonding and relationship to stay conscious. Everyone has a relationship somewhere, whether at work, with family, with people they just met, online friends or with God. No matter how lonely one may seemed he or she is bound to be having a relationship somewhere.
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
26 Dec 11
Hello sanofer!
No man is an island. We need friends. We do not need a lot of them as long as we have the best ones. Those that we can truly depend on. Those who respects us and understands us.
It’s important to have friends because it’s important to have a “support system” of people you can depend on. When we think of “friends” we often think of people we aren’t related to, like a kid you know from school or from the house next door. But friends can definitely also include your relatives like siblings, cousins, or even parents! – The neat thing about friends is that they come in lots of shapes and sizes!
@GemmaR (8517)
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2 Oct 11
I think that we all need friends in our lives, and I feel very sorry for those who do not have friends like I do. Whenever I am feeling down, or I just need to talk to somebody for some reason, then I will always turn to the same group of people because they are my best friends and have been since we were at college together. That being said, I also know of people who don't have any friends and are perfectly happy just spending time in their own company. It's alright if you're happy that way, but I still believe that people all need somebody who they are able to talk to in their times of need.
@mich06141990 (10)
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31 Jan 12
Definitely yes!..but like what you have said some people are not socially active,maybe for them family is enough to interact with.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
3 Oct 11
Friends are a necessity to help you through life. To not have a few friends would be a very lonely life.
@churchill1980 (764)
• Philippines
16 Oct 11
life is more meaningful and light when it is shared by other people whom we have the same interests and who are more like us. friends are not necessity but life is more happy when it is shared with other, because as the saying goes, no man is an island. we cannot live alone, we need interaction with other people, we need that someone whom we can talk about anything without getting tired of, someone we can trust to be their for us when the going gets tough, someone who will love us without any romantic involvements and still could accept us for who we are. life is great, life is good, and friendship is one reason for it.
@poniface1983 (132)
• India
3 Oct 11
My personal experience is whoever don't have friends will not able to find the true happiness, in every relationship, there is some responsibility from us, but with friends, there is nothing, just a right understanding is enough, I too have seen people who don't have much friends, they will be reserved type and I haven't seen them being happy at anytime, so true happiness comes only through friends.
@webgirl01 (689)
• United States
3 Oct 11
I guess, it depends. The thing I worry about is trust issues. Who to worry. Who are your true friends. Apparently I don't have much friends whom I can really trust on too much. I have 2 or 3 close friends. One of them I knew the longest but i have encountered alot of not so good things about this one friend out of the 3. I have been taken advantage of from friendship. I also feel and regret that I've done some not good stuff as well in the past. I don't have a group of friends who i talk every day. I'm not groupie much. Maybe some people don't have friends because they want to be private. I'm also a private person, so i have to becareful whom I chose friends with. The only person to trust is God/Jesus Christ and family. Other than that, you have to like love yourself and love others if you want to get friends with them.
@AJsMom (157)
• Philippines
3 Oct 11
I have a lot of friends. As we grew older the number of friends increasing. Most of the ones we quickly have are acquaintances and a few would develop into a close friendship. There was a point in my life when I had a few friends only and we gradually separated because we had to pursue studies and go to different universities. That is when we have less communications until we all got married ,we lost the little communications that we used to have. Life has been focused on raising the family. I still get to have more friends but none like my childhood friends. I was able to manage to live without them. But time came, we were able to meet again and that was the happiest moment in my life this year. To be reunited with them is something that I have been longing for. To have friends is really necessary. It is almost impossible to live without them.
@macayadann (1235)
• Philippines
3 Oct 11
There are those who are satisfied to live by themselves alone. These are the people who are confident enough that they can stand on their own. These are the people who are financially stable, spiritually satisfied and fulfilled.
@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
3 Oct 11
Every individual needs comfort from another human being, friends are necessary. If I had no friends, I'd probably be a very depressed and sad person. I have a very close group of friends and I love all of them. We're a tight bunch and my friends are always there for me, just having them with me makes me really happy. It must be really tough not to have any friends to socialize with and not talk to anyone. I'm quiet and don't talk much but I need friends to fill in the empty spots. Maybe there are some people who are too busy in life with work and family that they may not have time for friendships.
@umabharti (3972)
• India
2 Oct 11
Yes some are made like that ,they dont have friends ,may be you feel so,they do have friends ,there is no such living thing which can be without speaking or sharing its things with other living being.See some may have pets as their firneds ,some have nature as their friend ,so we can not say that they actually are lonely.
@omchesunche (1755)
• Indonesia
2 Oct 11
Friends is crucial part of my life, even I can not live without them. Too many my life's milestone really depends on friends and I also help my friends a lot. For your case, I observed some people has traumatic of their friends or they feel unconfident in their life. They will have difficult time compare with normal people.
@HeartROB (434)
• Philippines
3 Oct 11
For me, friends are necessary in life. You will really look for someone whom you can talk to besides your family. Someone that is in your own league. Someone whom you can really relate with. Have someone to share with. Have a nice day my friend.
@clearwater18 (695)
• Philippines
3 Oct 11
Yes definitely! Friends are necessary in life. We always need someone to talk to, someone whom we can share our problems with. The quote "No Man is an Island" is a perfect example for this. I don't think anyone can survive if he/she does not have any friends.