Friendship
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (160216)
Boise, Idaho
March 30, 2017 8:34am CST
For me friendship is very important. I don't take them lightly. I think people have to earn my friendship and that takes time. And they have to respect my sensibilities. If they don't, why bother? I have to have something in common with this person. A lot really. I have very few real friends. I am choosy and I don't let everyone in.
I think there are different types of friendships too. I have 'in person' friends and a few online friends. I appreciate them both equally. I have people that are more social acquaintances. I know them a bit but only really hang out socially.
Mylot friends? Many. Some I don't really feel close to but, I enjoy their input in my discussions and in my life really. Especially when they make me think. Then there are ones that are simply delightful, I enjoy their input and I look forward to seeing their discussions. It's like checking in with a in person friend. Still others I have made personal in personal contact with. These are very special and I feel very fortunate to have them.
I used to have two very good friends that I had known for many years. One shocked me and hurt me very much in 2009 and we are no longer friends. I never saw it coming. What a shock. Still hurts to this day. But, the other one has been my dearest friend since I was fifteen and she is my BFF. (She knows where all the bodies are buried. LOL?) I have two very close Mylot friends and I feel very proud to call them both my friends.
How about you?
Photo from Pixabay
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Mar 17
I so agree with you. I have one very very dear friend I would do anything in the world for. We have been friends since we were very young. We have been friends for over 50 years.
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@celticeagle (160216)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Mar 17
I have on of those too. Nice isn't it?
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@celticeagle (160216)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Apr 17
@fishtiger58 .......Mine does too. Wish she lived closer though.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
1 Apr 17
@celticeagle Very much so, she means the world to me.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
30 Mar 17
I am super picky about friends. At this stage in life we have moved so many times the friends we made are not near us so we don't socialize, but that's fine - I have my husband and he has me we're best friends forever.
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@celticeagle (160216)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Mar 17
@AbbyGreenhill ......That's the kind of friends we need more of.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
31 Mar 17
@celticeagle I have a friend back in New Jersey - we have been friends since third grade. WE don't see each other but we chat on here and in e-mails and if I needed her she would be here in a flash.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
31 Mar 17
I lost someone who i used to call my best friend seven years back. And till now i gave not yet undrstood the reason behind her not talking to me. And today i have just two close friends. We meet up regulary to catch up and o so like to be with them
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@celticeagle (160216)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Mar 17
We have that in common. Hard to have this happen. Glad to hear you have the two good friends.
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@Nawsheen (28643)
• Mauritius
31 Mar 17
@celticeagle oh yes i can always count of them
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
11 Apr 17
How about our friendship my friend?
It means the world to me because you understand the 'dilemma' that many others do not.
To understand someone without judging or offering pointless advice (threatening action) is so valuable.
Thank you.
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@celticeagle (160216)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Apr 17
Yours is one I feel very fortunate to have. I feel the same way. Not many understand what we go through. Thank you too.
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@celticeagle (160216)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Mar 17
Me either. You are a good person and he was drawn to you.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
30 Mar 17
i have a few friends outside internet. some i have known for many years. even one i have known for 40 yrs.
then i have many, many, internet friends. one i have known for 26 yrs. never met but spoken on the phone a few times over the yrs.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
30 Mar 17
I had a few good friends in my younger days but we all moved away and lost contact. My sisters, brother, mother and spouse have always been my best friends
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
30 Mar 17
I totally agree.
I have to be able to trust people and know that im trusted too, and not being used to be someones friend.
I have a few online friends, one online bestfriend, and two friends i thought were bestfriends (one in anither state, and one down the road) but feel more like strangers.
I dont mind not being close to others most days.
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@celticeagle (160216)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Mar 17
It's a give and take. I don't mind isolation for a time. I do appreciate my family.
@TessyWu (14)
• China
31 Mar 17
I feel that it's good to have real friends. But if people get close to you for some other reasons, I prefer not to have them. I like pure friendship. I'm not very good at making new friends. Most of time, I stay with my family and coworkers or myself. And I also have one friend for many years.
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