Who do you consider your friends?

By Lana
April 20, 2013 9:45pm CST
Friendship is really tested when problems arrives in terms of money based from my own experience. Before I have no limits in treating my friends when they are in need I do all my best to help them even in cash problems, but one time when I needed badly cash since my uncle has severe illness. Those people that I expected to help my intention is not to count but as I vividly remember these are the people who are in need always and I always helped them unfortunately they are the least to help me during those times. I hate those individual define as FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS. So, since then I define true friend as those people willingly to help without borders and they are really rare. Good thing to have few friends but quality rather than More friends but only in fun things. So, how do you define looking for friends?
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9 responses
21 Apr 13
I consider friends those who are accepting me and knows me well, A person who is caring and very sincere and faithful. HAppy mylotting!
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21 Apr 13
yes, those friends accepts you even our flaws in life.
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
21 Apr 13
hi there, I have to say that I truly have a couple of real friends. mean we are all on disability...but when we are all so so close that when either one of us have a great need we all rally around our friend and so whatever we can do...I have to say its really good to be able to depend on someone that you know has your back.. I really have to include my daughter in this friendship moment for she is ALWAYS there...I love my friends and my family....
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21 Apr 13
that's really sweet to include your daughter and it's really a good feeling to know people has your back and I guess whatever storm will come together with them will be damn easy to face with all the support and help.
• Philippines
22 Apr 13
I agree with you, i have only few friends and that friends of mine is like my family already, we've been friends for almost 15 years already, there families treat me as their member of family, i can go to their house anytime and sleep their even though my friends are not around, we have already strong bonding relationship, i am not choosy in making friends, and i treat them very well, i even support them financially, actually most of my friends are low class family, i just really want to support them specially in financial, and i don't expect financially matters in return of my support, i know my friends very well and i know their needs and i know my self about my purpose on them, i don't usually ask the help of my friends when it comes to money because i know they can't help, they only help in small things, and i already knew and accept it ever since we become friends. As a matter of fact if i'm get rich, i want to give them a good house to live in.
23 Apr 13
that's nice of you, your friends are lucky to have you around
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
22 Apr 13
My true friends are the people that I have known since my grade school days. Even after 30 years, they remain to be real good friend. Although we seldom get to be together because of distance on where we all live, still we make it a point to be in touch as much as we can.
23 Apr 13
nice. that's really long years of friendship and very few to find such kind of friendship in years ;) glad to hear
@jonnagirl (322)
• Philippines
21 Apr 13
It is really true that true friends are hard to find. I also used to be like that before, making my friends as my priority .And always making something just to rescue everyone else even financially. But I also learned a lesson from it by not to be too much of giving because when the time comes that your in need of them financially you can hardly count on them. In my mind then had formulated that its better to save something for yourself rather before the others as for some problems arises you will not be sound pitty and counting out the frustrations it caused. Im not saying that giving or helping others financially is bad, its just that there must be some savings for yourself before reaching out the people in needy times. But there are also people even without money , you can still count on them by giving off their shoulders in times that you want shoulder to cry on. And that is i think the true friendship that everyone else can hardly find. I'm glad that I have many friends like this and so am I.... I love this post...Happy mylotting!
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21 Apr 13
you define it well and yes probably there just different types of friends to classify in terms of emotional comfort, financial and many more ^_^
• Philippines
22 Apr 13
I only consider a few true friends in my life. And they really matter to me. Those are the people who stay with you in good times and in bad times. They have never left me alone after all the things that happened in my life. I can feel their care and love for me. They've always been there all along and I really appreciate how they continue to keep our friendship alive even though time have keep us apart from each other, they never fail to communicate and keep in touch every once in a while.
23 Apr 13
yes communication keeps the lines open for relationship and keeps the relationship stronger. It feels great knowing that there's people got our back what ever the situation were into
@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
22 Apr 13
The word friend people use when they mean people they know--school friends, office mates and so on is not meant to convey true friends who will be beside you in all condition. To me, friends are those like you regardless of your financial condition. They help you when you are in trouble.
23 Apr 13
friends will always be around but few are those who really answers to financial needs when problem arises, don't you think?
@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
22 Apr 13
My friends are those who has no Pressure ... no pressure in the sense that each of us didn't demand for each time, effort and presence , we respect eah other's wants and personal lives...if you can go with us.. then go.. if not.. it's okey to us... Those are kind of friends that I have...
23 Apr 13
you have a great set of friends
• India
24 Apr 13
Real friends are not those who are with us when we enjoy watching movies, gossips and late night parties. Such people are always there surrounding us for their enjoyment and relish. They always stand beside us at our prime success.But some of these leave us when we are prone to trouble and we are no more any kind of benefit to them. A real friend is one who comes to our help in our greatest downfalls and nightmares. He is there for us in our failures to motivate us, back us and bring back to a position where we stood. True friend is one who is not there for luxuries and enjoyments but rather for our relation and friendship staying with us forever.