How often you must keep in touch with your friends?

Malaysia
November 30, 2012 7:54am CST
I must talk to my friends at least once a week, if not I will feel isolated, how about you? I know some people talk everyday, answering phone calls from their friends, colleagues, but for me I did not keep in touch with my old school friends or bosses, I only speak to my friends from the call center. How do you feel if you not talk to your friends for a week?
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24 responses
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
30 Nov 12
I don't talk or meet with my friends often, now that I'm a stay at home mom. I don't find it necessary to talk to them frequently because I have my own life here with my family. I would miss being with them and I sure would be happy to schedule meet ups once in awhile.
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
maybe you are right. Once married, husband is our best mate, friend. As long as you are happy is all that matters, right?
• Philippines
30 Nov 12
And, when you have true friends, they'll remain to be friends even after years of no contact.
@nani4ajay (108)
• India
30 Nov 12
Sometimes it may not be possible to be in touch with friends due to workloads, we can't call them but if I find time I will be calling them and getting the updates from them, one should not neglect the that is important. When a friend calls me if im not in a position attempt the, later I will send a message. Keeping in touch with friends is the most important thing...
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
Friend is your best mate?
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
30 Nov 12
I have no friend other than my danger and sweet hubby because I suffers from my friend two time both the time she do the fraud with me and use me and then say now friendship is end I need you only for study purpose. I hate now friendship word no talk with any friend not make any friend. Feel my family members are good for talking no need more persons.
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
awww...that a bad of her, me also speak to mom everyday, she is my best friend and dad also, brother is caring too, I think no need so many friends, 2-3 will do. For the best! Happy day
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
30 Nov 12
I don't think there's a rule for that... keep in contact with your friends as often as you all would like. There'a a friend of mine whom I talk with like once a month or so, bnecause we are both busy, but that doesn't make us worse friends...
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
There is also a good old friend of mine from secondary school, recently she is my only friend but the more we talk the more I don't like her that she has changed for the worst.
@hlfbldmom (743)
• Philippines
30 Nov 12
I often talk to my friends. I chat to my best friends everyday like we have lots of story to share. I miss them every day. We even send sms to each other when we are not online or call each other. I hang out with my old friends once in a while and chatted to them too. I miss them if I didn't talk to them and see them. I feel like I am alone without them.
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
Thats what I mean, people who always talk to their friends, you such a good one with so many friends. Life is great.
• United States
30 Nov 12
I generally keep up with friends on a few times a month basis. I have one cousin, tho, who Demands a lot if my time. We speak everyday, multiple times a day. Really it's too Much for me because I don't have that much to say. We speak for hours about nothing. I think Once a week is reasonable
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
Too much I think, my relatives never even speak to us daily, only once a year or a special occasion. Lucky you.
@gaiza12 (4884)
• Philippines
2 Dec 12
I rarely talk to my friends outside my work. That is because I can't tell when they are busy and when the are available for the call or when they have time to chat with me. When my friends outside from work are the first ones to text or call me, I try my best to be available for them so we could talk.
@atv818 (1980)
• United Arab Emirates
2 Dec 12
I had been so down with my luck and finances for almost 10 years that I failed to communicate with my original batch of best friends from my 1st jobs. The experiences I had for the past years were really mind wracking that I did not get to keep in touch with them. Now, I'm picking up the pieces of my shattered life and it is taking up most of my waking time. When my life is back in order, I would contact them again and get together. Actually, they called me several times to go and hang out with them but I didn't have the financial luxury to do so. I know that they can easily pay my share but I have the dignity not to take advantage of my poor situation on them. I'll give myself one year more to recover then I will meet with them and pick up where we left off.
@sriroshan (2585)
• India
2 Dec 12
I can say there is no fixed time as such to speak or be in touch with your friend. If I am busy in my personal or office work I may contact my friends only on week end. But when there is no work and I am sitting idle I jsut oick my phone and give them the call, without thinking whether my friend is busy or idle like me.
• India
2 Dec 12
Hi friend, good to know that you are keeping touch with your old friends, i too have contacts with good friends, but i don't feel a lot if i missed a friend, because we are living a fast life and we must be practical with our life, feeling a lot for our old friend will spoil our present work
@estremms (324)
• Philippines
30 Nov 12
Now that I have my own family, I seldom or even not communicating with my friends at all. I feel like I have to spend more time with my own family rather than spending it with friends. Besides my friends also do the same, they seldom communicate with me and choose to spend more time with their family. I guess when you have your own family you choose to be with them rather than with friends.
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
Really? My friends in facebook mostly secondary friends which I don't keep in touch anymore although I added them always show their status on fb and lot of them are replying each other? And they are also married. I think maybe they are pretending to be friendly but not outside.
• Philippines
7 Dec 12
To be honest, I only meet up with my friend once a week. Everyone gets so busy after college graduation. We like have our individual lives unlike in high school when we can still ask our dads for allowance. But now, everything has completely changed. I don't feel alone, though (although I work at home). I've been very busy, too. Plus we stay connected on Facebook and SMS (thanks to the new technology) :D
@betty1989 (751)
• China
30 Nov 12
If i do not talk to any of my friend for a week, i will have the feeling that I have been isolated and a sense of loneliness. Thanks to Internet, I can talk to my friends online. It is free of charge.Calling or texting is also the good way to keep in touch with my friends.
• Malaysia
30 Nov 12
you mean you talk to your friends everyday? awesome...
@DaveGee1 (11)
• United States
2 Dec 12
I like the way you ask the question because you're looking for differences. For me it's pretty contextual. Some friends, I'm fine not seeing in a few weeks and when we DO meet, it's cool and no big deal. Other friends really want more frequent contact. This doesn't mean that I favor any friend over another, just that they have different expectations of our relationship. Sometimes I really would like to meet more frequently, other times (like today!), I really need a break from people, even my friends. I need time to myself to process the week or the day or something and I would prefer not to hang out with my friends and just sit home and read or write or both. Additionally, sometimes I would really like to meet someone new all together. There is a certain excitement in learning about someone you know nothing about.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
2 Dec 12
In all honesty, I'm not one of those people that has to be in touch with my friends constantly. Now when it comes to my friend that is also my roommate, I do talk to her nearly every day because if I don't hear from her when she is away from home, I do start to worry about her. However, I have other friends that have moved away from the area that I live in whom I don't talk to all the time and that is okay because I do know that our friendship is still surviving. We do keep in touch with each other through facebook.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
1 Dec 12
If friends include siblings, niece and nephews Wonder why I included them? they are my friends too. As often as I can. Being far from them is really a "miss" if I don't talk to at least one of them. Know how are they doing and if there is something I can do for them. Friends outside the relatives, I am okay even if i don't talk to them. I just get disappointed when I email a friend and she will not reply. or will just stop at one email. If there is a friend who can sustain that I will also talk to her as often as I can.
• India
1 Dec 12
Hi wongchoiyee. Well it is the same problem for me. I am not in touch with most of my old friends. It is not because I don't like them anymore. But it is more because of the fact that I don't get time to talk to them. And when I finally get some time I forget to call them. My friends always tease me saying that I dont miss them. And I feel bad. But then what can be done. Anyways have a nice day ... +SuperShames+
• Australia
1 Dec 12
yeah some freinds of mine in school before i keep in touch with them to someone that i know there numbers or having conversation tru skype ect and also my boss in qatar because the kids always asking her where i am and they really missed me..but i have a freinds where i am now yeah,we always calling each other on the phone..i am just a bit worried if she/he doesn't call me maybe went something wrong or who knows.if she doesn't call me i am the one who keep in touch and ask what happen.
• China
1 Dec 12
Modern life is so busy. You have to be busy with your work, study, love and family and your dream. so i don't have too much time to keep in touch with my friends. the time when i spend with my friend is on the long holiday. Unbelievable, I didn't eve nmeet some my old friends several years. But as long as we stay together, we have endless things to share.However, I think we shold keep in touch with friends regularly, once a week or once a month.
1 Dec 12
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