Good friends are hard to find

United States
July 25, 2012 1:11pm CST
I have had this person in my life for a long time. At times she has been more like a sister then a best friend. In the last few years I am starting to view her more like an enemy I think I still have knifes in my back from her. What gets me is I continue to try and make this friendship work when everthing around me screams run when you see her coming.
8 responses
• Valdosta, Georgia
10 Aug 12
I had a person like this in my life too. I thought she was good but then if I turned my back I would get stabbed. That is no friend at all. Not a friend I want or need in my life.
• Philippines
1 Aug 12
Though it really is sad to lose an old friend, it's better that way than keep one who will eventually become a difficult enemy.=( When you think you've already done enough goodness and still a person refuses to return the favor, you'll have clean conscience to rub her off your sleeves and start making some REAL FRIENDS. Everyone deserves friends, especially those like you, who try as much as they can to hold on to that friendship.:)
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
25 Jul 12
awesome topic for sure.that is true nowadays and only a few bunch of people whom i think are trustworthy are near me,others are not with me always since i dont find them good and loyal.so nowadays people are oriented towards money not people building activities and friendship
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
27 Jul 12
Yes, indeed, good friends are like gems, priceless. I even think that, are they endangered, brink of extinction. Wow. I have a lot of friends that I can count them through my hands only.True friends that can say in our face the good and bad things about us and will never betray us. Stay friendly even others are not.
25 Jul 12
I read your post and made me remember a photo I saw on facebook that says a huge and enormous truth. Here is it "truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget". Totaly truth, dont you think?
@Hillxuan (77)
• China
31 Jul 12
though you narrated the thing ,i just want to speak how to deal with my friend .i can play trick on my good friend ,if they got angry,just spend a few time ,they will play with us again.
@NailTech (6874)
• United States
25 Jul 12
It is time to make a clean cut of it, no trying to fix things at all ever. It is a toxic relationship and usually those can never be fixed. I have had many of them so I know one when I see them. Please try to not hang with her by any means and you will be a happier person for it. Make new friends, some that will be a benefit to you and them both, and not a hindrance.
• United States
25 Jul 12
Albert Einstein, I believe, said "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results." If this person is continually snubbing your efforts at rebuilding the friendship, then maybe it's time to let it go. Nostalgia can hold a friendship together for a little while, but it's more like a band-aid than an actual solution to the problems facing the relationship. I would say trust your instincts and cut ties with her.