life long friend

@savypat (20216)
United States
September 13, 2008 2:18pm CST
I have one friend I've had since middle school, that's more then 50 years. And I was wondering how many of you have long time friends. With my friend we often go a few years without anything more than Christmas cards, but when something really important comes up and I can't talk to anyone else about it she's there. She lives a long way from me so I never get to see her unless she send pictures but it's a great comfort to know she's there.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Yes, I have had a best friend for 56 years. I was 2 when she was born. We have had short times of separation when we were in our early 20's & getting married. We have become very close again now that we are single again. We go to lunch together almost every week to discuss what crazy thing has gone on in our lives recently. We send each other silly emails. She ALWAYS knows when I need to be cheered up!!! That's when I get an email from her telling me what a wonderful friend I have been. I frequently send her a Thank You for Being My Friend email. Of course, it's NOT all hearts & flowers. We are very honest with each other!!! When she does something stupid, she totally expects me to tell her immediately. And she returns the favor. Of course, we ignore the others advice.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
13 Sep 08
you sound like someone Id like to have as a friend would you be my friend
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
13 Sep 08
Of course I would!!! interestingly enough, her name is pat too
• India
14 Sep 08
I have a life long friend i met him when i was studying third standard and also he is my neighbour.Since Fifteen year we are maintaining friendly relationship without any disputes.He always back of me in my good and bad times of my life we share everything each other. Thank you..
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
14 Sep 08
I'm so glad that you have such a great friend. Thanks for the response.
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@smilyn (2967)
• United States
15 Sep 08
You both have been friends for more than 50 yaers..amazing..Congratulations. I got a friend in my college days - it was before 13 years. We have been friends from then till date. It was only with that person I felt more comfortable in sharing even my sorrows. Now as years have passed, we have a family for our own. So the time we spend together has minimised a lot. BUt still we do send mails. We call and have touch with each other..
@savypat (20216)
• United States
15 Sep 08
It's always such a blessing to have that kind of friend. LOL
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
13 Sep 08
Yes I too have a friend i have had forever.. she is 3 years younger than me and we met when she moved in next door. I even "babysat" for her.. although that was a joke.. and now 27 years later we are still friends. we too went months almost years without too much going on. but lately with cell phones and (she just got) internet we are in communication more.. she is only 2 towns away - but it makes it so much more fun when you can text about something funny you just heard or someone you just saw that you both knew from way back.. I am so glad to have a friend for that long that we share so much. and since we were both only children - I feel she is more my sister than anything else.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
13 Sep 08
It's really a blessing to have a friend like tht. Thanks for answering
• Canada
14 Sep 08
I do have a life long friend he got me my first date with a girl i meet him in grade 3 now im 21 years old. he was a good man. i would do anything for him and i know he would do anythign for me. we always had each others back ever since we meet he is a great friend. we have had fights. but we were able to work it out. as long as u and ure life long friend looks after u, U will be fine.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
14 Sep 08
Good for you treasure him, we are at a time in life when many of our fiends are passing away.
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@lead08 (1)
• China
14 Sep 08
friend is so important,you can get one 50 years, so lucky for you!
@ellie333 (21016)
13 Sep 08
Hi Savypat, Wow more than fifty years that is fantastic to hear and I thought I was going well as my very best friend I have known for over forty years and met her my very first day at school but she now also lives a great distance away from me but I did get up to see her last year for a few days. We sometimes won't talk for ages over the phone and at other times maybe a few times in a month depending on what is going on in our lives really. The most importan thing though is that we know the other is there for the other is needed. Ellie :D
@zeny_zion (1283)
• Philippines
14 Sep 08
yes i have a lot of friend for high school and college. ive seen my friends in high school just this year before they left for australia. they live there already with their family. but everytime they come here they called me up to see each other again.
• United States
14 Sep 08
Savypat, I too have a lifelong friend, we still are very close, we met in the 4th grade, we both now are 47 so what does that make us as friends? at least 30+ years...my math sucks this early in the morning...LOL! But we both live here in the same town, we don't get to see each other as much as we did growing up of course, but we stay in touch with emails, by phone and once in a blue moon we get together for dinner; another long time friend of mine, we became friends when I was around 16, and she too is now 47, pushing 48 in November, LORDY me where did the time go??? anyway she has lived in Kansas for 20+ years and just recently moved back to Arkansas with her husband that is where he is from; But yeah we stay in touch call each other several times a year, and I always see her and her family when she comes home to see her Mom & Dad and family; but we must always try to stay in touch with our friends one way or another;
• India
14 Sep 08
A friend who will stay with us in happiness,when we are in trouble the person who stay along with me that person is the life long friend whether it was a men or women. we have that kind of friends in our life that kind of friends will never come in our life so don't miss that kind of friends. Because i don't have that kind of friends in my life. I get my new friends when i went for my further studies no one stay with me.so friends dont lose your life long friends in your life we can share each and every thing with them. such type friends we want in our life.
• United States
13 Sep 08
I have a friend I've known from when we I was a child. We're still in touch occasionally and it always makes me feel happy when I talk to her. Its now over 20 years of our friendship which I will cherish forever...
14 Sep 08
it's a really enviable thing having a friend of lifetime so lucky i have one we got konwn each other at preschool when we were about 6 years old.now we are almost 20 we keep in touch since we graduated from iddle school after middleschool he went to work and i went to the university for the furtherance of my studies we get together on the vocation haha!friendship is the most precious thing of our life so if you own it hold it