Am I a Bad Friend?
By yuekim123
@yuekim123 (161)
Philippines
July 28, 2012 5:54am CST
Am I a bad friend? This question puzzles my mind as I think of my best friend right now. It's been a long time since we sent text messages to each other. And even if I have load, I cannot text her because I'm too preoccupied with my studies. What could I possibly do with this?
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11 responses
@chantalle25 (208)
• Philippines
29 Jul 12
Do not think that you are a bad friend just because you haven't send her/him a text message. Your friend will understand that I am sure, You are busy with your studies so why would they get mad at you? A friend will always understand you, no matter what, at the end of the day, you can still can count on them.
@diezmara22 (818)
• Indonesia
28 Jul 12
You do not even think like that, because that can be assessed as it is your own friends. The most important thing you should do is act as much as possible to maintain friendly relations to remain awake. Maybe if you have a busy your friend will understand your busy life, like going out alone, mutual understanding and attention.
@Jshean20 (14348)
• Canada
28 Jul 12
The strongest friendships are always the ones that can survive when contact isn't made frequently. Life gets busy and I'm sure your friend is understanding of that. The memories you two share should stick out more than anything and I'm sure there will be a time where you're able to reconnect again.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
28 Jul 12
Contrary to your belief, I think that your friend will be the most unreasonable if he or she didn’t understand your situation. Sure, your friend might get angry at you for failing to respond to messages but you have a good and valid reason to do so. Being a friend sometimes entails us to be on opposing sides of that friend. If your friend cannot understand you or your situation, it is not your problem anymore but theirs.
You have your own situation and issues as individuals and that friend should understand that. You should not feel guilty of any wrongdoing because you never did anything wrong in the first place. Soon enough, both of you will forget this incident even took place.
@princelove141 (100)
• India
28 Jul 12
well my freind true freindship is not measured by the level you are in contact with you freind it is how much you care for your freind and how much you help your freind when he is in need so don`t worry you are truely a good freind of your freind because you are worried about her so don`t worry at all
@venessapaula (168)
• Philippines
28 Jul 12
Sometimes, friends do drift apart, especially if they've been apart, without any communication, for quite awhile. Either of you can find new friends, new interests, you just actually grow apart. So, what you could possibly, or should do, is try your best to keep in touch. Text her, e-mail her. Stay in touch through facebook. It is quite easy to touch base with long-lost friends now. I mean, when I was in high school, all we had was snail mail!!!We passed notes in class, and hoped not to get caught. This generation is much luckier. It is so much easier to reach out, no matter how far your friend is!
@bhabycatch013 (9150)
• Philippines
28 Jul 12
hi yuekim,
For me communication is really important to any relationships I think your best friend can fully understand that you need to focus on your studies but you must remember we have 24 hours a day and 7 days in our life or more so if you can send her/him a simple message that wouldn't hurt you at all.
happy mylotting
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
28 Jul 12
It doesn't mean that when you did not send message to your friend for a long time, you are a bad friend already. You could tell her about your situation and if she also consider you as her friend I'm sure she will understand you.
@else22 (4317)
• India
28 Jul 12
Can someone be a bad friend simply because he or she failed to send text messages to a friend?Everyone of us has our own problems and we all have to deal with them.Even your friend would not send you messages if he is burdened with his problems.Just regular text messaging does not make a good friend.Good friends are those who stands by his or her friend when the latter is beset with difficulties.
@Raine38 (12391)
• United States
28 Jul 12
True friendship cannot be measured by how often you two talk or send text messages, or go out and spend some time together. Being a true friends means being always true, sincere and supportive of one another despite all our shortcomings. I'm sure your friend can understand what you're going through right now.
Whenever we get busy with work and me and my friends do not simply have the time to hang out as often as we want, when we did get together we miss each other but it seems like we've just seen each other a few days ago. We never forget each other and we're always willing to be each others' strength when the situation calls for it.
Text your friend whenever you can; just because you "miss" a few days of texting doesn't make less of a friend.
@Chibenze (71)
•
28 Jul 12
This is what happens to me too, that dnt call,text or flash my friends it burder me, am to busy to call, but i decide within me took a particular day to call and text my friends also telling them they are still in my mind even do i have nt chat wit them for a longtime, i want you to do thesame and you will see the impact it will make.