When To Draw the Line

United States
September 25, 2010 9:02am CST
I have been through various circles of friends and have gotten to the point where I would rather be alone than with a group of females who are catty, talk bad about one another often, and are not about progression, support and happiness. My mom tried to talk me into keeping or making new friends and accept that certain friends you know you can't trust with certain information, and there are certain friends who enjoy the same things as you and that not all will get along. I agree that not all my friends need to be friends however it makes no sense to me that I should accept that I can't trust my friend because thats her personality and it's strange that letting people close to you but not being able to open up to them. What do you guys/ladies think about friends and boundaries?
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@linoxy (283)
• Cyprus
25 Sep 10
I'm on the same page as you. i really can say that at the moment i only have 2 friends, by this i mean real friends who i can trust and confide. but, my policy is same as yours, i don't like to waste my time on someone who is not worth it. i prefer to spend little time with some true friends than lots with 'i do not know what' friends. what matters to me is a real friend.
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• United States
25 Sep 10
I think it's just senseless to pretend to trust someone completely when in actuality you have other people that you really can turn to
@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
25 Sep 10
I believe that it is better to have less friends as long as they are for real than having many friends yet are not genuine. Most of my true friends or close friends are males and that is my choice. It is easier for me to get along with them than my female friends. Girls have the personality to b talkative, loves gossiping, and back biting. My male friends never gave me a headache. Besides, they are more protective to me. I have less female friends because I hate their attitude for talking too much especially if they tell things against you.
• United States
25 Sep 10
That is very true as well for me, male friends are so much more protective, they can laugh off problems, and are a lot more loyal than females tend to be. I am such a non-drama type of person and to find people that are as real and true as I am (or think I am) is very hard, especially in a small neighborhood where a lot of people think that drinking and causing arguments are the best way to deal with problems.
@TrvlArrngr (4045)
• United States
25 Sep 10
I think if you don't feed into them they will have to stop. If you constantly change the subject or say things that support who they are catty about it will make them stop. This is something that I have to make myself do. It is so easy to fall into this pattern. I know you can do it.
@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 10
Ya making friends is good,however sometime it can be dry seasons when friends does not exists, yet it does not mean we made enemies instead, just be friendly and avoid those who mouth are filled with deceit and idle gossipers which cause more headache and trouble who hearts are filled with hatred and envy who honour is their stomach and only lead into destructionhaha.
• Canada
25 Sep 10
Hi, I have many levels of friends. I think its best to group your friends like this but of course do not discuss this with any of them. I have friends that I just am friendly to such as most coworkers, people I meet in classes or groups; these are just people that I associate with at work, groups etc., I usually don`t do anything with them outside of that. Then there are the friend I do things with, such as go out together for activities, these are people that I have something in common with, we like the same things and enjoy each other`s company. These friends I`m not close to, just enjoy being around them, and I don`t necessarily keep these friends for life. Then I have close friends, I never have many of these, these are friends I can tell anything to, I trust them, they trust me, these are the friend that I hold dearest. These are the friends I keep for life.
• Vietnam
26 Sep 10
I have many many friends and I always believe my friends but I only confided to close friends
• United Arab Emirates
25 Sep 10
well i do have a lot of friends, but when it comes to certain things i am away from them. I have been married for last 2 years and i dont drink and smoke, but some of my friends do and they also ask me to smoke, but i know that my wife will not like it.An then i stay away from them for this reason.
@aarpees (149)
25 Sep 10
friendship is tested with time. But there are people whom you have just known for a while but you feel that you have known for forever. These are the precious people you are bound to be friends with forever, if these friends you are talking about are like the latter Itold you, you should not worry of trusting them with your thoughts. But, if yo have the instinct that this person is not trust worthy, then do not trust and put limits, and let time test the real friendship.