As time goes by...

United States
October 16, 2011 5:09pm CST
Does anyone else have a best friend that they tell quite bit about their life but not everything? When we were in high school, she knew pretty much everything about my life but now that we are older, we don't have as much time together so I feel like we just hit on the important topics together. Plus, we are in such different places in our lives that I feel weird about sharing some things with her, almost as if she's judging me. She's married and has been with the same guy for ten years and me.. I'm still dealing with the dating world. Is it normal to feel like you can't tell your best friend some things?
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• United States
17 Oct 11
It's completely normal for you to not share everything. Even with best friends, if their lives go in separate directions, so will they. It's not surprising for you to be uncomfortable to talk about relationships with her, because of how different the status is. There's nothing wrong with still dating, I think most people get married too soon. I actually don't have a best friend that I tell most/everything to for that reason. I can't talk to my girl friends about manga and games (they think it's immature), it's awkward to talk about boys with boys, and it's no use talking about serious subjects with a partier (I tried, and failed epically), and how many introspective people like crowds?
@prasanta (1948)
• India
17 Oct 11
Certain things, as I feel, are too personal. So, it is always better not to share those. If there is nothing that may put me in trouble in future, i will share with my best friends. Also, so far the meaning of best friend goes, I have a question. I may consider someone as my best friend, but how do I know that person too consider me as best friend? So, it is ok to be physically naked in front of a best friend, but emotional nakedness may invite trouble in future.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
17 Oct 11
That's normal with friends, specially when they seldom see each other because they live poles apart. Though, they may have been friend in high school and have known each other well, the lives led being away from each other, makes you both a little alienated on some aspects. But what is important is when you meet you still are the friends that can laugh and be happy together. No need for her or you to know the intimate details of your lives .
@airkulet (2700)
• Philippines
17 Oct 11
You mean now that you see her and make some chat and you don't want to tell her that you are still single. Yes that's normal not telling exactly what happens in your life after you too departed.
• Philippines
17 Oct 11
I think it's just normal. Maybe your closeness with each other has just changed throughout the years. Because of that gap, maybe that's the reason as to why you don't feel like sharing with her everything.
@kyrararen (601)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 11
yes it is normal. friendship doesn't demand you to share anything of your life. it is supposed to make you comfort with yourself. if you dont feel like to share all things, just share things you are convenient to share. well, talk to her more so you wont feel that she;s judging you, or if she really did, you can give her some talk so she can understand you more. well, friends arent psychic are they? have a nice day.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Oct 11
When best friends are together in the same place, it is easier to share everything, but not when friends are in a different place. As time goes on, there will be fewer topics between each other. I used to have a very good friend as well as my colleague. We used to talk about so much, but ever since we are working in different places without having a chance to see each other, things are becoming different with fewer topics to talk about. We only chat with each other online by typing. So I think that it is a normal thing for that kind of feeling you have mentioned. Take care and enjoy your life.
• United States
17 Oct 11
Yes I do. My best friend is the second most important person in my life, but there are lots of things I don't tell her, either because they simply aren't worth mentioning or because I believe my opinion on a subject will be judged wrongly. Both her and I are very opinionated people, but she'll get irritable when discussing topics if opinions differ (like most people, it seems), and I simply don't. Gay marriage is one issue we highly disagree on, and if I even mention my gay friend to her, she seems to get uptight. My husband is the only person who knows everything--and I mean everything, from female issues to past secrets to current dreams and issues. The same goes for vice versa. It's actually easier to talk to him about my "time of the month" than it is with my best friend. Oddly, he understands and sympathizes, while my best friend seems to find it disgusting. All of this makes it seem like she's a terrible person, but she's not. We have a ton of fun together, and sometimes she'll pick me up and I'll just go with her to run errands. Both of us have always been business oriented, and we've always dreamt up ideas together. I started a real estate business some eight years ago in high school, and she's the one I call when I need another set of hands to work on a property of mine. She's about to go back to college, and she's already recruited me to tutor her in math, since she hates it and I sometimes do it for fun as a hobby. I love her and love having her in my life, but when it comes to sharing everything, my husband will always be number one.
@BabyFund (24)
• United States
17 Oct 11
I think that's normal. I too have a best friend who I share a lot of information with, but I don't share every nitty-gritty detail of my life with her either. Sometimes it's best not to tell your friends everything that goes on, unless it's life threatening. On another note, there is nothing wrong with you still being in the dating world. Marriage isn't for everyone and it is of course good not to rush into it.