Do you have a lot of friends?

@lisado (1227)
United States
August 5, 2007 5:23pm CST
I don't mean online, I mean in real life. I also don't just mean do you know a lot of people. I mean do you have a lot of people in your life that you could call at the drop of a hat that would come over and help you move furniture? Listen to you cry over a fight with a boyfriend/girlfriend? Someone you share secrets with? Someone you trust with your secrets? I know tons of people but when it comes down to people that know me very well, people I can confide in, there are really only a couple of people I am very close to that aren't family. I have been burned pretty badly in the past, so I don't trust very easily anymore. What about you?
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@natrlvr2 (383)
• United States
5 Aug 07
A lot of my friends I have had for over 30+ years.They would help me and be by my side supporting me if there was anyway possible,when needed. I can trust most of my friends.But I do not trust ALL of them,with all secrets.Most of my friends know me very well and vise versa,we have all come a long way in life.I do have to say that I have at least 20 friends who would be there for me right off the top of my head,if I called them.They do all have their own families so I would never ask all of them for assistance/support.All my life people have come to me with their problems,staring in second grade.I am now 48.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
6 Aug 07
no. just like what you said, like you, i know a lot of people and there are lots of people who know me as well. but i don't consider all of them as friends. i just kinda know them. but friends? i don't think so. friends are people who is there for you through thick and thin. people who will be willing to go up and down with your life. people who are willing to keep your secrets for real. people who trusts you with all their life. sad thing is, such people aren't many in the world. so, i just have very few people i consider friends and who i consider worth keeping. anne
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• United States
6 Aug 07
I have quite a few, but I do not like to brag about it. My best-friend is someone who is not human, she just let's me hug her and cry on her if I need to.
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• Philippines
6 Aug 07
For me, having a lot of friends is my great treasures in life. I am very much happy to be with them. When i am alone i just call them and we talk, bake cakes, go swimming, play badmintons and sharing our own life. I love all my friends because they are there through thick and thin. Lets treasure and love our friends!!!!
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• India
6 Aug 07
Its nice to have a bunch of good friends, but u must rate them according to ur relationship. I too have a lot of friends but i have rated them nicely and now i share my secrets with my 2 best friends, who have done much for me and shown that i must trust them. So just think from ur heart which person cares for u the most and then trust anyone.
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@caiterz (15)
• United States
6 Aug 07
Unfortunately, no. The (2) friends I do have tend to cause drama a lot of the time. But I deal with it and go on in life. I don't trust many people either. Probably why I dont have many friends. I'm way too picky. At least I wont totally get ditched or whatever (like in the past.) which brings me to the ultimate question.. would people rather have crappy friends.. or no friends at all.. HMMM...
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@chetlog (526)
• Philippines
5 Aug 07
I do have a few, but very close, friends. I think what really matters is how close you are to your friends rather than the number of friends you've got.
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
6 Aug 07
I think everyone has been burned .. but you live and you learn. I only have a few people that would drop what ever they are doing to help me. Several of them live out of state and I know, without a doubt, that if I called them in the middle of the night and said I needed them, they would be in their car in a heartbeat.
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
5 Aug 07
I have a small group of friends, but I trust them implicitly. Over the years we've gotten less time to spend together as people grew in different directions or got busier, but when there's an emergency, there's always someone I can call. Honestly though, when it comes to sharing secrets or talking about things that are on my mind, my online friends are better for that. It's easier for me to be frank with them because they can be more objective on the situation than my friends could be, since anything I would have to rant about would likely include people my friends know, especially if it were something to do with my husband. I'd far rather talk to one of my closer online friends most of the time. I don't see anything wrong with that really. In fact, I value my online friends just as much as my offline ones.
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@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
6 Aug 07
I know what you mean. I know a lot of people, but there aren't many that are close friends. Most people don't really know me, even if they think they do. Even though there are several who would come over and help me out if I asked, I don't feel comfortable confiding in them. I have also been burned by a couple of people who I thought were my friends and I find it hard to trust people anymore because of it. Sometimes I even have trouble completely trusting my friends when it comes to some thing because someone else has turned against me in the past.
@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
6 Aug 07
I'm very selective with friends. I go for quality, not quantity. Don't get me wrong. I get along well with people easily. I just don't like having too many friends because I'm the home type of person. I'd rather stay home than go out.
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@faby2k (62)
• Jamaica
6 Aug 07
I dont know
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• Philippines
6 Aug 07
i have so many friends to... i trust them very much but the time comes that problem we incountered.. we'l right now we have a misunderstanding in our group.. but im not with them all time now... im to tired to hear their expalination so i choose to be alone or with my half sister always and my only one friend from my other group...
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• India
6 Aug 07
Well i have loads of friends. But still someone very close to you very few. But still i trust all my friends. Its this trust which ties the bond between me and my friends. so keep trusting your friends and see the difference.
@nagysz (65)
• Romania
6 Aug 07
No I don't have a lot of friend, I think I have only one but not sure...
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@phon4u (2215)
• Laos
6 Aug 07
A friend indeed is a friend in need. While driving on road, don't trust your road, trust your G.P.S and compass. We have to learn being trust ourself first. Even I thought I would have got up earlier, but I couldn't.
• Philippines
6 Aug 07
I have friends but not as close like those of people I know. That their friends are willing to keep them company when bad thing come up. Let them stay with them a few days for some uplifting from whatever reasons. In REAl life I say I dont have any real friends... I always think whether I am a disturbance if today I need a company or "a-shoulder-to-cry-on-friend" Some of my old friends from high school are working somewhere far where I dont know where exactly there. Some have families of their own, some I dont know what happened to them. Sometimes there are things I wnat to say to certain people. I have a boyfriend I consider him my bestfriend, but here are times that he is the problem, so who will I talk to about him or us? Its hard so sometimes I write it down... that it.
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@ayris77 (1301)
• Malaysia
6 Aug 07
I have a lot of friend in my reality life.I like to make many friend and hate to make an enemy!
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• China
6 Aug 07
I have many friends.We understand and support each other.when I was a kid I had some good friends.It was such a good time .I still miss them.Now I like having a lot of friends because I like talking with those people and leaning about them.Glad to meet you~~
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@kulotzki (61)
• Philippines
6 Aug 07
yes, im 23, my friends are in a different ages! a teenager, in the mid 20s of age even a above 30's and also above 40's.. it is cool to have those friends. because they are in a different state of life!
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