Are all your friends real friends?

South Korea
April 4, 2012 11:36pm CST
How would you know that your friends are true to you? Back in school, I've had this friend of mine whom I consider to be my best friend. We've been together since elementary and high school. However, there was this incident, that she needs to choose between me and her new found friends. I told her not to be with them for their bad influence to her. She didn't mind me. Instead, she chose to be with them and that ended our long friendship. Now, i get to be choosy with my friends. Yeah, you can be friends with your colleagues but, you don't know what they really thinking about you. If they're telling bad things at your back. So to be safe, I just confide with those people whom I think are true to me.
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
5 Apr 12
It's true that we can be friends to our colleagues, the ones who we joined schools or jobs with. But then in the long run, you will realize most of them are not that loyal to you. The longer you have been with them doesn't matter. It's about how you shared your own self to them and them to you as well. Anyone can get closer to anyone but then, true friends will remain even though you both are not seeing each other anymore. true friends will still be there even long distance.
@cloud31 (5809)
6 Apr 12
Distance can never been a reason of showing real friendship.If there are times friends can get in touch that often there might be reason. But remember once a friendship has built it will remain faithful into her heart as in you to her. Take care always..
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
8 Apr 12
If you are a true friend, distance doesn't matter. You will always have the effort to contact your friends even you are miles apart. But only you will know how true they are to you or you to them. If they are already in your heart, of course you are valuing your friendship with them and you know deep inside you have treasured them and loved them as well. But it would be really nice to contact them and still communicate with them, right?
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
5 Apr 12
Since from high school, univ, work place... many ppl i know and call them as friends but in fact i have only 3 guys from univ class as closed friend who i can share or make a phone call any time to talk blah blah or call them going out for drink coffee or have meals together. And they do same to me. It is normal in our life, i think, because friendship is also needed to maintain and keep in touch. So that all friends cant be your real friends, just keep in touch with who u can trust and they trust you too.
• United States
28 Apr 12
I'm glad that you have friends that you talk with and hang out with. I think that having good and strong friendships really does a lot for our life. It makes enjoying life so much easier when we have friends and family that we can share it with. It is definitely important to keep in touch as we are all often busy. But we have to prioritize and make time for the important people in our life. For example we all often spend some amount of time watching tv we could better use that time hanging out with friends or talking with them in some shape or form.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 May 12
You are right, seating in front of TV too long will kill our real life. We should go out to meet friends, talking, exchange information and keep friendship in touch. Right now two of my closed friends live far away from my place, i couldn't going out with them regularly but we keep in touch by a phone.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
5 Apr 12
i dont have a lot of friends. although i can say i have a lot of acquaintance. but i few real friends that you can count with your fingers. i dont like to be friends with a lot of people for i am a very choosy person. i am also moody and somehow wanted to be more alone than with them. for me my best friend is my wife. she knows when i need to be alone and she knows when i need a push. a have few friends who understands my mood and i tresure them very much. it is better to have a few friends than a lot that you can not rely on.
• United States
28 Apr 12
I'm glad that your wife is your best friend. That is really how it should be with spouses. I agree it is better for us to have sincere friends who understand us than have a lot of friends who aren't sincere and say or do things behind our back. Those few friends I'm sure are exactly what you are looking for in a friend.
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
5 Apr 12
Well, I true friends I have only 3. Others consider them just acquaintances. They too sometimes, can usefully give good advice, but ultimately did not frequent them. I just happen to meet them by chance. As for my friends went, until the times of the schools, now times have changed, all of us, despite having lived together for at least 5 years, I have to say that they have got their way. Then, however, tend to say that at my age, most of my peers already have their family.
• United States
28 Apr 12
Yeah we all tend to have our own family and schedule. Though I think it's important to make time for our friends as well. It's a good thing for us to have a few sincere friends. I think that's more important than having a lot of friends who really aren't sincere.
@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
5 Apr 12
Hi there, Well it is really hard to trust people nowadays but i think there are still some true people out there some true friends that we can count on and i think you cant really judge a friend from one act or situation but i guess sometimes one time thing can be the forever thing in different occasions.
• United States
28 Apr 12
I agree with you. It's hard to trust people and it is a good thing for us to be cautious. So many people are out to get things for themselves, taking advantage of others and aren't even thinking twice about what they are doing. So it's good to be picky. We don't want others to influence us to do wrong things either. So in that regard it's a wise course to choose our associates carefully.
@lifes97 (884)
• United Arab Emirates
5 Apr 12
hello i think that is good question for the site, but no they are not all real, some are in real and some are online, i got some few nice friends online and i like tlaking to them just like my really life friends, other wise many of them would not be my friends if i do not like it.
• United States
28 Apr 12
Yeah we can develop friendships online or in person. In person is what I prefer. I like to be able to hang out and spend time with my friends. But I also am hoping to develop friendships through penpaling which I know will be a great way to make true friends.
• Philippines
6 Apr 12
well, it depends on every situations you are in to. there are some situations which you are able to know who your friends really are. difficult situations really tests your friendships. then there are times that there is nothing to look forward to. at this times, you will also know your friends very very well. it is an instinct to know which one's are true or not. hope you know them very soon..
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
6 Apr 12
hi there, i have some friends right now that i can call real and some are not. they are my friends since i was in high school and some of them have changed already but that is okay, it doesn't really bother me. it is good to have real friends because you can tell them anything and you can just be yourself when they are around. it's okay with me to make new friends but i don't really want to trust them.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
28 Apr 12
That's a good that you do-only confide in your true friends. You don't want to tell people your business as they might spread it around and tell others that you don't want to know. I thankfully do have true friends and I'm glad that they don't cause me problems. They are helpful and caring.
• Philippines
5 Apr 12
you will know that your friends are true to you when they're with you through thick and thin, but it is not a matter of physical attendance. it is something that can be felt. incidents and anything else won't make each of you change the way you feel about each other. and in the matter of love. friendship is more important. it is also just right to be choosy with the people you mingle with, and it is in the nature of humans to share personal things to people they feel safe. you will realize that your true friends are always with you and around you.
• United States
28 Apr 12
I agree. True friends stick around in good and bad times. We definitely need to be picky when we pick friends. We don't want people who are selfish or self centered to be our friends. Having friends like that only create stress and problems. I'm thankful that I have sincere friends.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
5 Apr 12
Hi zinda-soula, I am not sure how old or young you are...but as we get older we get a lot smarter and are much more able to sort those cocerns... I had great friends during schools and college but that was then Life evolves and we live and learn...the people from my past were indeed my real friends at that time becasue that who and what I knew...But since moving on we have went our different directions and we have met different people. we as people must realize what we are looking for in a real friend...its is up to the individual to chose our friends don't let them chose you...We can't chose our family but we can certainly chose our friends...keep that in mind and you will chose wisely and you will beok....
• Canada
5 Apr 12
I have many acquantainces but few real friends. It is very difficult to make "real" friends who will be there for you when you really need them and not leave you when you need them the most. Real friends are those that will be there for you during your bad times and not just your good times...
@Runite (307)
• United States
6 Apr 12
When people say that I don't have many friends, I just simply reply "I have few friends that are true friends, not friends to waste my friend with or just quick hi there and bye there." It depends on the quality not quantity.
@HomeBase (1153)
• United States
6 Apr 12
"Real" friends are hard to come by. People are people and therefore not perfect, so anytime you are dealing with someone that is not perfect, which is ALL the time, you run the risk of them NOT being in your corner like you thought they would be, or them not being the type of friend that you thought they would be. I really don't have friends, I have some very close acquaintances, but I don't know if I would go so far as to call them friends. Maybe they ARE friends, but I still do not put it past them to disappoint me in some kind of way. As far as people at work, I have learned that THOSE relationships are not friendships at all. Those are just people you work with. If you DO happen to hang out with them after-hours, would they still be around if you got FIRED from that job? I try to not really confide in anyone. I pray and talk to God a lot (some people do not believe in prayer and God, but prayer WORKS for me), and I talk to my teenaged son a lot, and at times I talk to certain family members. It is very rare for me to trust people who are NOT related to me, heck, even some of the ones that ARE related to me are shady!
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
5 Apr 12
I have one true friend! I have bet my life on him numerous times and he has always come thru for me. I have never considered anyone else as a close friend because one perfect friend is all anyone really needs. Whenever I need advise, or just someone to confide in I ask my true friend, because I know that he will never disappoint! My one and only true friend is myself!
• Philippines
5 Apr 12
This kind of question is hard to answer. Just like you, I do have a bad experience when it comes to friends. It was a long story. My grade school and high school friends were now gone, I mean we don't have any communications, we're just friends when we see each other. Having real friends is hard to find. When the time comes that you found one, we must treasure them.
• India
5 Apr 12
Hello friend, I also think that my all friends are not real friend. Have a nice day.
@yrallih (147)
5 Apr 12
I have many real friends but I can easily tell who were not real because they were only a few. I have encountered 5 REALLY UNTRUE friends. it hurts to get betrayed and they did it in a manner i really disliked and couldn't forget. The worst way to get hurt is by knowing that the one you've been treating as a friend says something to other people which you really didn't say and it turns out that you are the bad one.
@Extourmed (191)
• Bulgaria
5 Apr 12
I don't have a lot of friends too, but I don't regret that because I've got one friend who's been my best friend since we were 12 years old. I went to a lot with him. He was always besides me and helped me a lot for this years. We've got close in high school because we was going threw the same problems so we got really closer and we were helping each other so everything was always better because we were together. Whatever it happened I'll always thrust that guy and do anything for him. So if you ask me do I regret not having a lot of friends... No, I don't because I have one true friend and I think that one true friend is enough. :)