Do you need to agree?

I have the freedom to agree or disagree. I would gently disagree if I have to coz' I don't necessarily have to agree just coz' the person's my friend. I guess it depends on what situation it is. I'll say what I have to say and I'll express what I want to express. Not agreeing with them doesn't mean friendship's over, heck that's so shallow. It's good to actually argue on something, hehe.. not in a harsh way but in a good way ;) You know, just so you have something to discuss/debate with your friends ;)

I have a friend who thinks we need to have the same likes and dislikes, she thinks we needs to agree on everything. I disagree. Sometimes when we disagree I just stop talking because she gets so upset and insecure if we do not agree on the same subject. She gets so upset if other friends we have do not agree or even like new things she has in her home. I feel it is her stuff she is the one who has to live with it, not me. Family members do not have to always have to agree on everything. My husband thinks the only music worth listening to is "oldies" I disagree. So the rule is who ever gets control of the radio listens to their type of music. We are in his truck we listen to his music and when we are in my car we listen to my music. Comprise. The world would be a war free place if we all agreed, but there would be no change and we all would be the same.

Many times I've disagreed with a friend or had them disagree with something I said. Like you, I might debate them, and I would NEVER end a friendship just because we disagreed. We can always agree to disagree. My friends are my friends, even if we disagree.

I feel I can discuss things. It wouldn't me much of a friendship if you were always agreeing with what your friend had to say. They probably like and respect you for your own opinions. The only time I would agree if it were something that was going to really hurt their feelings. Otherwise tell the truth.

Oh my If I agreed with all my friends I would be in deep trouble, I believe a true friend would want you to be as honest as you could and if they ended the friendship then in my eyes they wouldn't be much of a friend, for a friend is someone to stand by you no matter what, me and my best friend are so different in personalities and everything it is almost funny that we have remained friends for over 20 years even after I put her in rehab. we still remain best friends.. no two people will ever totally agree on everything it is just not possible nor probable. we have to agree to disagree with alot of things in our lives or this world would be one heck of a mess...or should I say worse than it already is.

Maybe I'm just an argumentative person but I love to disagree. I love to have friends that are the complete opposite of me. This way we never get bored of eachother and we always have such fun conversations. I am always learning things from people this way. Also, I have such a strange, strange outlook on things I don't think I would ever find anyone who thinks like I do.

No I wouldn't ever want to agree with everyone on everything. It would get rather boring and you'd never learn anything new if you always just agreed with friends. Either with what they thought or they just agreed with what you thought. You need that variety to make life worth living.

I'm exactly the same way. I think that honesty is the best policy and just trying to agree with them about everything regardless of what I really think would only hurt the relationship in the end. Not to mention be a false one. Besides a little debating every now and then can be fun :) A little spice to go with the sugar :)

lol ...I can disagree with my friends and its all cool ...if I couldn't disagree with them sometimes what would be the fun in the friendship for us... to truly be good friends with someone they have to understand you have your own thoughts and feelings about certain subjects , now that doesn't mean they have to agree with yours by no means .But to be agood friend to someone we must disagre with something they do or say ... no one is exactly alike so thst a part of friendship ..being different form each other ...plus its a great way to learn form other stoo ...see they way they think or feel about things compared to how you feel and think ...makes us see both sides of the coin sometimes too which is great also...

No, I don't always agree with everything. If me and my friends have a disagreements that don't mean our friendship is over and still we'll be friends no matter what. Everybody has their choice of opinions. If I agree with everybody yeah it will be boring.

I don't need to agree with my friends on everything. To do so would be pretty boring. We all have our own views, sometimes they match and sometimes they don't. In times where we don't have the same view or opinion, we agree to disagree and thats the end of it. I find it good that we can do that. I know some people who are so argumentative and can't let a subject drop till people agree with them. I hate those kind of people more than anything because I know I would never agree with them just to have them shut up. We'd be there all day long.

True friends should be able to agree to disagree. I think you are right, it would be boring to agree on everything. If a person is really your friend they will want you to give your honest opinion about something even if it isn't the same as theirs.

Well all I can say I have a lot of feelings and opinions that my friends don't agree about and vice versa, but that does't mean we shouldn't stll be friends..after all we are all different..no two of us our alike...it would be impossible to be agreeable with everything since that's life itself

i can disagree with friends but i feel like i will be more connected to them if i agree more. friends are closer together when their opinions are similar. if my friends dont agree with me, that is fine. i will still be friends with them.

Well to be honest, I disagree on most things. Admittly thats mostly because I love to play devils advocate. I love a good debate. I would never end a friendship because we didnt see eye to eye on every issue. Now if it was something major, I might. I mean for example, one thing I hate is people who abuse animals. If I knew someone done that I couldnt be friends with them. But if it is something like religion, I respect there opinion & expect there respect in return.

I don't think everyone agrees on everything all of the time. I like that my friends have their own opinions. It's good to see all points of view. That's how you learn. I don't mind at all debating an issue. Even a passionate debate but if we can't agree, that's ok. No big deal. Atleast we know where each other stands. I think it's childish to think everyone should agree with your opinion. That says insecurity to me. So does thinking that you need to agree with everything your' friends say. If someone disagrees with me I still consider them as a friend. You wouldn't really be a friend if the friendship was over because you disagree.

For people to have a good friendship, they must agree on a range of things, especially on ethics, morality and personal behaviour. There would hardly be a basis for friendship if they didn't share a portion of their lives. I do not believe it is necessary for friends to agree on everything. Indeed, if this was a necessity, I don't think many people would have many friends. We are different and it is the difference that often binds us together. A similar question was asked concerning discussions posted on myLot. Wouldn't this community be rather boring if everyone agreed with every discussion, and there were no dissensions? It is a difference of opinion, respectfully presented and discussed in a courteous, friendly way that makes this community a happy and interesting place. I have some good friends whom I greatly respect and admire and I enjoy their company, but we disagree on some very important aspects of life. We each know the other's position and can talk openly about it, without getting uptight or disrespectful or offensive. We respect each other and respect is the essential basis for any relationship.

I enjoy being presented with an opinion on somthing that differs from mine. It gives me a whole different perspective, a new line of thought. I don't have a problem changing my mind if with the new information I have makes me see things in a different light. This is the beauty of everyone being different. Even if we agree on a topic we still might have different ways of looking at the same thing. It's how we grow.

i dont need to agree on everything with my friends,the reason why we are friends,is not because we have the same opinion,you know,different people have different opinions,it is because we share things between each other.i never thought about leave a friend if he or she disagree with me. i think only one kind of people i can not make friends---they care nothing about you,and are neither the better nor worse for what you think of them.when you leave them,it is with a feeling that they can do just as well without you. so when my friend disagree with me,at least they care about what i am saying,and i appreciate that.a friend is a friend,no matter how different he/she is. :)

Yes i keep my friends regardless of thier opinions. I try not to talk about controversial things with them as well. Politics is not a very good thing to talk about when you try to avoid conflits of opinion.