Do you trust your friend and do you share everything with her/him?

India
April 17, 2007 11:59pm CST
I have a friend who is close to me ..but dont know whether she is my best friend or not ..was not able to share everything with her she thinks I am close to her ..I feel friend is a person who should be very understanding & should help us in need but sometimes I feel I dont want to share with her my personal things. It will take lot of time for me to select a friend ..I am very close to few and they are still in touch with me . What is your opinion about ture friendship ..How can we beleive and trust a person until unless we know them better?
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@uiwwitch (892)
• United States
18 Apr 07
I am very happy with my relationship with my best friend. We were best friends since second year high school and we've never had a fight, not even a misunderstanding. She is the person that I trust most to actually share my deepest secrets with. I don't tell her everything but we share personal things and she does now a thing or two about me that only the both of us know and no one else. You must have that deep trust with each other before you can be comfortable sharing your innermost feelings with your best friend. If you don't feel that comfort, it's probably not the right time to divulge your secrets with her or them,
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• India
18 Apr 07
I think so.. I should try to know more about her..Thanks anyways! All the best for your friendship..
@pagli84 (1850)
• Netherlands
18 Apr 07
i have a couple of really close friends that i share absolutely everything with, and they share everything with me as well. i think you will come to a time when you might trust someone with everything, but that's entirely up to you. i wouldnt open up and share all my secrets with just anyone, but those who i do open up to i consider to be my best friends. but the question you posted should be rhetorical. you shouldn't believe and trust a person until you know them better. that's the point of friendship and especially true friendship or best friends. i don't meet someone one time and automatically consider them to be a friend. friendship is a process just as any other relationship.
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• United States
18 Apr 07
From my experience, trust is something to be earned. I've trusted a couple of people 100% and then that trust was lost. These people are my best friends and they're trying to rebuild the trust that was lost, but I'll never trust them 100% again. In fact, I'll probably never trust anyone 100%. You may not be able to share all of your personal business with someone, but that doesn't mean they can't be your best friend. A best friend is someone who will share the good, the bad, and the ugly without turning their back on you. They shouldn't feel the need to tell lies. There'll be plenty of similarities along with differences. If you feel they're not your best friend, then they probably aren't. That doesn't mean they'll never be your best friend though. I've had friends that I thought would never be friends and they turned out to be some of the best people on the inside. I guess it holds true when they say you can't always judge a book by it's cover.
@mypeace (393)
• Nigeria
18 Apr 07
I have friends, but I have a friend that l trust with my secrets. L feel free talking to her than my relation. Most times, l even prefer talking to a stranger, or posting my problems on on-line forum where nobody knows me, there l get better advice. But if you dont trust your friends, then he/she is not your friend. And a friend in time of need is a friend indeed, l value my friends by actions and not by words. Cheers
• India
19 Apr 07
That's right ..Thank you
@cutiedhes (507)
• Philippines
18 Apr 07
In my case we are likely the same I have a lot of friends whom are close to me but not all of them I can tell or share everything and anything maybe a few people. I think true friendship is something you should whole heartedly give your trust to. maybe your feeling that way same as me because you don't have enough confidence and believe in yourself. That's only my opinion because in my experience I am like that I don't have enough confidence and believe in myself that's why sometimes I don't tell to others because i feel that they will feel irritated with me.
• India
19 Apr 07
Yes I think I am same like you... Thank you
@eipril (401)
• Philippines
18 Apr 07
hmm i trust some of my friends .,especially my close friends ., uhmm i share my secrets to my close friend only ,.
• India
19 Apr 07
Oh is it good to know that...Thankyou!
@SachseMom (448)
• United States
18 Apr 07
It's hard to share your feelings and deep secrets with someone that you aren't sure is your friend. I had a person that I shared everything with. We were friends since elementary school and we are in our early forty's now. Anyway, I was there for her for everything. She has gone through a divorce, having a son (even when I was going through depression from having a miscarriae, we were pregnant at the same time) I was there at the hospital and everything for her. Then I noticed that she seemed to be taking and taking and not being there for me. I got married and she did show up for that because she was my matron of honor but when I got pregnant and was having a difficult pregnancy she couldn't be bothered. Then my husbands boss gave me a baby shower and invited her and she was to busy to come (that's what she told my husbands boss!!!??) Anyway, needless to say I don't have any friends anymore. I find it hard to trust people.
• India
18 Apr 07
I agree with you.. I am sorry to know that,Take care !
@hmike_d (1529)
• Philippines
18 Apr 07
A true friend is the one who is concerned all about you. The one who is transparent and passionate to comfort you in times of your sorrows. And the one who would influence you to a brighter delight and encourage you that life is short and there is God who guides us.
• India
18 Apr 07
That's right but it is very hard to find true friends....Thank you!
@djmarion (4898)
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
yes since i know her since were time immemorial.
• United States
18 Apr 07
I have a few friends who i have specially chosen, who are trustworthy and I can tell things too. It can be hard to trust a person. I think we also must realize that we set up IMPOSSIBLE expectations of our friends in our minds. Our friends are human too, and sometimes they will make mistakes and fail us. I'm sure we have done the same. So, just because a friend may disapoint you one time or two, doesnt mean they are a bad friend or untrustworthy. They cannot be perfect 100% of the time, and we need to realize that the expectations of friends we have in our minds are fantasy. I also tend to trust my single friends more. Married or friends in relationships ALWAYS tell their significant other about your problems. They think it's part of "sharing everything" with their partner. I'm in a relationship and don't do this. To me, "sharing everything" means sharing things that effect US (both as a couple and individually). Its none of my boyfriend's business if my firend is having a certain problem. I wish more taken friends would think the same and not blab other peopel's problems to their signifcant other (problems that are none of the SO's business). That probably won't happen though, so it's better to just be more reserved when it comes to friends in relationships because 9 times out of 10 they WILL blab to their partner.
• India
18 Apr 07
That's right..Thankyou!
• Indonesia
18 Apr 07
I don't share my private thing with my friends. I just don't trust anyone about my private thing. Just a little chit chat, and some fun. No serious problems.
• India
18 Apr 07
Oh I see... I think that will be better idea..But we need atleast few true and trustworthy friends . we need them sometimes...Thank you..
• Pakistan
18 Apr 07
wel yes ... i have some frnds on whome i trust alot... i share everything with them .... i just love them ... because in my bad times they always stand with me ... i experienced alot of difficulties in my life but they always there with me .. and ready to help me .... soo i trust them alot ... and share my life with them
• India
19 Apr 07
Thats nice to know..Great!
@Jho12345 (82)
18 Apr 07
Friendship is needed a mutual feeling wherein there's trust existing in both parties. Let's just say you're the type of person that don't trust that early to people. In my case i also have a friend whom i'm very comfortable with but i never share my personal problems to her. It's not that i don't trust her but rather let's just say that i really never share personal problems to other except for my mom. Like me, sometimes i don't wanna hear advice from my friends its just enough that i know there's somebody listening to all my grievances in life. I just want somebody who would listen to me, i guess...
• India
18 Apr 07
Thank you! I am the same..
@Malfred (134)
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
friends they come along they show they attitudes, emotions, traits, and everything. but how long can you be close to a friend.? I think time will tell and some situations that you go through friendship it's not a test but a trust you build together through time it's just like making a bussines deal with someone you dont know and the only capital you got is TRUST on how to manage one's company beliefs that he can be your friends, and putting those belief to trusting him.
• India
18 Apr 07
i always trust my friends because they have been truthful to me.they always be good towards me.i share even my family problem with them and they to share with me.i neglected those who were not truthful and those who play double games etc...
@dbeast (1495)
• India
18 Apr 07
friendship is something that grows with time and by mutual understanding between to individuals.it should be like when two persons connect to each other and can truly understand each others worth.i fell that a true friend must fulfill the proverb "A friend in need is a friend indeed".it is not that we must go searching for friends ,true friends just happen.nd we can all be really close to only very few,the very few who can understand us in and out and vice versa.
@gemini1960 (1161)
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
no i dont share my personal probelems to my friends no matter what closed we are..its my wife or my family i usually tell my deepest secret, if ever i have one, but until now i dont have any.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
18 Apr 07
I trust my friends to a certain extent, but I don't think it is a good idea to share everything with anybody.
@zjenikka (292)
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
I am a very people person.. I do not choose the type of people whom I make friends with.. It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor, pretty or ugly, high class or middle class, old or young as long as you know how to respect yourself, I can be your friend. I myself do not trust ANYBODY, take note A-N-Y-B-O-D-Y... I have been through a lot with friends who had hurt me a lot because I thought I can trust them.. and base on my experiences we cannot trust anybody. You thought you can, but think again, because you cannot (my experience). You may see me talking with friends, old and new, but I am very careful with my words and stories this time. Well, having them to listen my hapiness and my loneliness is already good enough.
@delenep (212)
• United States
18 Apr 07
My husband is my best friend and I do tell him everything, even silly little things that might happen in my day. He is the person I communicate w the most.