True Friend?

United States
February 19, 2007 9:27pm CST
Sometimes, I feel like my "friends" aren't really friends at all. The only true friend that I would admit to is one of my church buddies. We share lots of common interests such as music, guitar, god, religion, etc. HOWEVER, when it comes to my SCHOOL friends, I constantly feel like they are too influenced by society. Some of my friends, if you even accidently make body contact, will ask, "WHOA MAN ARE YOU GAY!?!??!" And I always answer, "Dude what is wrong with you. That wasn't intentional," And then they would go someplace else. I also feel like my "friends" try to appeal to girls too much. That is just annoying, I mean after all, we're only 13-14. Also, they try to fit in to society itself too much. They will shun you if you're not the type of person that they are and won't do anything that will make them look "uncool." And Finally, if you try to have a serious talk or something, they just laugh it off. Aren't true friends suppose to listen to you and stuff? Am I being too skeptical?
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kelly60
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
20 Feb 07
I don't think you are being too skeptical. Sometimes people (whether kids or adults) can be that way. Sometimes they act that way to impress others. Sometimes they act that way because they are insecure in their own identity. You say that they are trying to fit into society. Just don't let yourself give in to peer pressure and try to become like them. It sounds like you are doing the right thing, so stick to it. It isn't important that you don't have a lot of true friends. It is more important to have one good friend that you can count on, than many that you can't count on. I am glad that you have one really good friend. The rest may come around in time but if not they were probably not very good friends to start with.