What is a friend?

[asaratis]

I think that if you go through life and have just one really good and true friend, you're lucky. If you have two, you're blessed. If you have three or more, you're rare.

Acquaintances and friends are not the same. People that want to be around you because you're powerful or wealthy or outright cool or just have a lot of cool stuff are merely acquaintances pretending to be friends...most of them are users. That's not to say that a rich person can't have poor friends.

My favorite people to be around are the unpretentious, non-wealthy, hard working, straight talking, unpainted, honest folk that rejoice in what they have rather than lament over what they do not....the kind whose laughter is sincere and spontaneous...the kind with whom you don't have to start over getting familiar with after a long separation...the kind that can be with you for hours, say nothing and yet be perfectly at ease with the lack of conversation...

People that will stay around for you when you're broke or sick or somehow have lost your coolness are your friends. I count people like that on one hand.

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

 

[strollingbones]

when i call and say i have killed someone...they dont hesitate to say....i will get a shovel...do we need a chainsaw?

 

[April]

I think that if you go through life and have just one really good and true friend, you're lucky. If you have two, you're blessed. If you have three or more, you're rare.

Acquaintances and friends are not the same. People that want to be around you because you're powerful or wealthy or outright cool or just have a lot of cool stuff are merely acquaintances pretending to be friends...most of them are users. That's not to say that a rich person can't have poor friends.

My favorite people to be around are the unpretentious, non-wealthy, hard working, straight talking, unpainted, honest folk that rejoice in what they have rather than lament over what they do not....the kind whose laughter is sincere and spontaneous...the kind with whom you don't have to start over getting familiar with after a long separation...the kind that can be with you for hours, say nothing and yet be perfectly at ease with the lack of conversation...

People that will stay around for you when you're broke or sick or somehow have lost your coolness are your friends. I count people like that on one hand.

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

I like that...my thoughts and feelings are the same.

A true friend to me, is one that accepts me completely and unconditionally for what and who I am...warts and all.

 

[hjmick]

I have two, I married one of them.

I would help either one hide the body, no questions asked.

 

[Chuckt]

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

From a college course on English: Interpersonal Relationships, I learned that relationships are reciprocol or complimentary.

I have had bad friends that used me like a battery. They built me up until they started to use me and make withdrawals when the friendship was over.

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A friend loves you like they love themselves but if they love themselves more than you then I am not sure they are a friend.

 

[skye]

True friends stab you in the front!

What?

No?

 

[Gracie]

 

[asaratis]

True friends stab you in the front!

What?

No?

Yes! In order to wake your ass up! The bluntness is a blessing in disguise! I call it constructive criticism!

 

[strollingbones]

o the front stabbing....i have a friend who when i am getting hardcore on her...goes 'stab, stab, stab' but she needs it..and she does the same for me...

my close male friend is just as petty as i am....we understand each other....we piss each other off as much as possible...his bald head will turn a bright ass red like a baboon butt when he is upset with me...

a true friend always has your back...even before the plan or details are revealed...

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Friends are family members that you get to pick out yourself.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[AquaAthena]

I think that if you go through life and have just one really good and true friend, you're lucky. If you have two, you're blessed. If you have three or more, you're rare.

Acquaintances and friends are not the same. People that want to be around you because you're powerful or wealthy or outright cool or just have a lot of cool stuff are merely acquaintances pretending to be friends...most of them are users. That's not to say that a rich person can't have poor friends.

My favorite people to be around are the unpretentious, non-wealthy, hard working, straight talking, unpainted, honest folk that rejoice in what they have rather than lament over what they do not....the kind whose laughter is sincere and spontaneous...the kind with whom you don't have to start over getting familiar with after a long separation...the kind that can be with you for hours, say nothing and yet be perfectly at ease with the lack of conversation...

People that will stay around for you when you're broke or sick or somehow have lost your coolness are your friends. I count people like that on one hand.

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

A friend, to me, is someone who is there for you when they feel you are trying to succeed in something they may or may not, have any interest in. But they want to help when they can, and this friend could be a family member or a very special person who would be there to help you, not "IF" they can, but when you need them. They will put your needs before theirs, if necessary.

It is imperative, for me, to be the same kind of friend to them and that is why I choose only one or two, to call a friend. I think that makes me quite rich.

Acquaintances are usually fair-weather people with whom you might share mutual beliefs and ambitions, but cannot be depended upon to assist. Which is why my favorite quote of all time is, "Never assume anything." And my second fave is, "When in doubt, don't." And my third...."A friend to all, is a friend to none." ---Aristotle

But this familiar quote cannot be surpassed in my mind, relative to friendship: "A friend in need, is a friend, indeed." And I have one here. And several fine acquaintances.

 

[AquaAthena]

True friends stab you in the front!

What?

No?

I often use that quote by Oscar Wilde, too. "A friend will stab you in the front." It takes ppl a bit to get it, if they do. I often have to explain..lol

I am a huge fan of anything Oscar Wilde. ( even IF he was a socialist )

 

[JohnL.Burke]

I think that if you go through life and have just one really good and true friend, you're lucky. If you have two, you're blessed. If you have three or more, you're rare.

Acquaintances and friends are not the same. People that want to be around you because you're powerful or wealthy or outright cool or just have a lot of cool stuff are merely acquaintances pretending to be friends...most of them are users. That's not to say that a rich person can't have poor friends.

My favorite people to be around are the unpretentious, non-wealthy, hard working, straight talking, unpainted, honest folk that rejoice in what they have rather than lament over what they do not....the kind whose laughter is sincere and spontaneous...the kind with whom you don't have to start over getting familiar with after a long separation...the kind that can be with you for hours, say nothing and yet be perfectly at ease with the lack of conversation...

People that will stay around for you when you're broke or sick or somehow have lost your coolness are your friends. I count people like that on one hand.

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

My definition of a friend is anything that is a dog.

 

[syrenn]

I think that if you go through life and have just one really good and true friend, you're lucky. If you have two, you're blessed. If you have three or more, you're rare.

Acquaintances and friends are not the same. People that want to be around you because you're powerful or wealthy or outright cool or just have a lot of cool stuff are merely acquaintances pretending to be friends...most of them are users. That's not to say that a rich person can't have poor friends.

My favorite people to be around are the unpretentious, non-wealthy, hard working, straight talking, unpainted, honest folk that rejoice in what they have rather than lament over what they do not....the kind whose laughter is sincere and spontaneous...the kind with whom you don't have to start over getting familiar with after a long separation...the kind that can be with you for hours, say nothing and yet be perfectly at ease with the lack of conversation...

People that will stay around for you when you're broke or sick or somehow have lost your coolness are your friends. I count people like that on one hand.

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

A friend, to me, is someone who is there for you when they feel you are trying to succeed in something they may or may not, have any interest in. But they want to help when they can, and this friend could be a family member or a very special person who would be there to help you, not "IF" they can, but when you need them. They will put your needs before theirs, if necessary.

It is imperative, for me, to be the same kind of friend to them and that is why I choose only one or two, to call a friend. I think that makes me quite rich.

Acquaintances are usually fair-weather people with whom you might share mutual beliefs and ambitions, but cannot be depended upon to assist. Which is why my favorite quote of all time is, "Never assume anything." And my second fave is, "When in doubt, don't." And my third...."A friend to all, is a friend to none." ---Aristotle

But this familiar quote cannot be surpassed in my mind, relative to friendship: "A friend in need, is a friend, indeed." And I have one here.

i agree.... friends are there at your very worst, and when you need them and not just when THEY are available. I call them bad time friends...because they are there for all the bad times not just the good times. I expect friends to do the best they can... not the least they can.

my brother was moving and had a broken leg..... and we said we would be there to help. We got there and..... we were the ONLY ones there to help him. Not one of this many friends showed up. He learned something that day.

 

[Derideo_Te]

I guess I must just be a little luckier than most since I need both hands to count my closest friends who would "pick up that shovel". Then again I have probably been knocking around this planet a little longer than most of you too. But my best and closest friend is the one I have spent the last 39 years of my life with. It sounds like forever but it has gone by so quickly. When you and your best friend are equal partners and a team there is nothing that life can throw at you that you can't overcome together.

 

[AquaAthena]

I guess I must just be a little luckier than most since I need both hands to count my closest friends who would "pick up that shovel". Then again I have probably been knocking around this planet a little longer than most of you too. But my best and closest friend is the one I have spent the last 39 years of my life with. It sounds like forever but it has gone by so quickly. When you and your best friend are equal partners and a team there is nothing that life can throw at you that you can't overcome together.

I don't wish to have many friends. I never have. It makes me too accessible, and interferes with my life's design. I find the fewer true friends I have, the more time I have alone but the deeper my relationship, with them.

I am very happy for you, though, Derideo_Te. I can see where you would make a good friend.

 

[AquaAthena]

I think that if you go through life and have just one really good and true friend, you're lucky. If you have two, you're blessed. If you have three or more, you're rare.

Acquaintances and friends are not the same. People that want to be around you because you're powerful or wealthy or outright cool or just have a lot of cool stuff are merely acquaintances pretending to be friends...most of them are users. That's not to say that a rich person can't have poor friends.

My favorite people to be around are the unpretentious, non-wealthy, hard working, straight talking, unpainted, honest folk that rejoice in what they have rather than lament over what they do not....the kind whose laughter is sincere and spontaneous...the kind with whom you don't have to start over getting familiar with after a long separation...the kind that can be with you for hours, say nothing and yet be perfectly at ease with the lack of conversation...

People that will stay around for you when you're broke or sick or somehow have lost your coolness are your friends. I count people like that on one hand.

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

I like that...my thoughts and feelings are the same.

A true friend to me, is one that accepts me completely and unconditionally for what and who I am...warts and all.

I called that kind of friend, "Mom."

 

[Zoom-boing]

Friends are people who stick with you, especially when the chips are down. Friends don't stop calling just because your life took a different turn and you can't be available the way you used to be. Friends don't stop asking you over just because you have to turn them down because your current situation makes going over impossible ... especially when you tell them please don't stop asking because one day I (hopefully) can say yes. When you lose your parents eleven days apart, friends don't just post some lame comment on your Facebook page saying they're sorry, they call you, they try to make it to the funeral, they at least send you a sympathy card with a note.

If your friends do the above, like mine did over the years? They aren't, and never were, friends.

 

[Caroljo]

My best friend and I just celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary this month.

I have only 2 "best" girlfriends though. Both I would hate to live without! We're very open with eachother, we've each experienced our best and our worse, and we would each be there for eachother whenever we're needed. One lives near me in the same town, but the other has moved to Georgia. I really miss her I'm so glad for the internet though and yes...FACEBOOK! It's so easy to stay in touch!

 

[AquaAthena]

I think that if you go through life and have just one really good and true friend, you're lucky. If you have two, you're blessed. If you have three or more, you're rare.

Acquaintances and friends are not the same. People that want to be around you because you're powerful or wealthy or outright cool or just have a lot of cool stuff are merely acquaintances pretending to be friends...most of them are users. That's not to say that a rich person can't have poor friends.

My favorite people to be around are the unpretentious, non-wealthy, hard working, straight talking, unpainted, honest folk that rejoice in what they have rather than lament over what they do not....the kind whose laughter is sincere and spontaneous...the kind with whom you don't have to start over getting familiar with after a long separation...the kind that can be with you for hours, say nothing and yet be perfectly at ease with the lack of conversation...

People that will stay around for you when you're broke or sick or somehow have lost your coolness are your friends. I count people like that on one hand.

So, you have my disconnected definition of a friend...what is yours?

A friend, to me, is someone who is there for you when they feel you are trying to succeed in something they may or may not, have any interest in. But they want to help when they can, and this friend could be a family member or a very special person who would be there to help you, not "IF" they can, but when you need them. They will put your needs before theirs, if necessary.

It is imperative, for me, to be the same kind of friend to them and that is why I choose only one or two, to call a friend. I think that makes me quite rich.

Acquaintances are usually fair-weather people with whom you might share mutual beliefs and ambitions, but cannot be depended upon to assist. Which is why my favorite quote of all time is, "Never assume anything." And my second fave is, "When in doubt, don't." And my third...."A friend to all, is a friend to none." ---Aristotle

But this familiar quote cannot be surpassed in my mind, relative to friendship: "A friend in need, is a friend, indeed." And I have one here.

i agree.... friends are there at your very worst, and when you need them and not just when THEY are available. I call them bad time friends...because they are there for all the bad times not just the good times. I expect friends to do the best they can... not the least they can.

my brother was moving and had a broken leg..... and we said we would be there to help. We got there and..... we were the ONLY ones there to help him. Not one of this many friends showed up. He learned something that day.

That IS how I perceive you, syrenn.

When our mother died, I sent my brother a sympathy card. He said nothing had meant so much to him in our time of sorrow. That gesture made two people feel love and friendship.