Is it really that difficult to find a TRUE FRIEND?

@jade1986 (563)
India
July 6, 2007 8:50pm CST
What is your idea of a true friend? My idea is someone who would understand you and always be beside you in your problems and needs. Did you ever find someone like this? Did you feel you got your true friend? In today's world when people are so much driven by their own interests, it is very difficult to find a true friend...
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@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
7 Jul 07
I have three true friends in my life. I know these people I can count on no matter what happens. Besides my husband and immediate family. It is very difficult to find true friends, so when you do find them you know to treasure them above all.
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• United States
7 Jul 07
I actually did find a true friend, he's always been there for me even if he didn't agree with the situation. He's helped through a lot of situations when no one else would.
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@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
7 Jul 07
My idea of a true friend is one who you can be comfortable with and talk with and they will listen to you and offer NO judgments about what you are saying. Then I offer the same to them - a big listening ear and no judgments. I think a true friendship is about give and take, at least fairly equally though I know it can't always be equal. But it is hard to be friends with someone who is more of a taker than a giver simply because they wear you out, wear you down, until there's little left over for you, whether it's emotionally, spiritually, mentally. I have had a draining friend who was more of a taker and finally when I had some problems and I was the needy one, she was no longer there for me and in fact, she "dumped" me. Our friendship became a liability when I had nothing left to give. Which really hurts, of course, because we had been friends for so many years, like 15 years and I thought we were real true best friends like BFF, best friends forever! But no. I am lucky in that I have two other best friends still. One of them is really sick right now, both physically and spiritually so she is unable to really communicate with me much. I really miss her and I hope to get to spend time with her if she gets well. That leaves my other friend who is male and we are only friends. Such a love, such a jerk but I love him to pieces and we really can talk about just about anything at all. So, I do believe that true friendship is possible and I believe that it is as rare as precious jewels and should be treasured above most anything.
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• United States
8 Jul 07
finding a good friend is like finding a good husband. its darn hard!
@liyufan (61)
• China
7 Jul 07
i think a true frends exists around you. be genuine to your frends. and you can get a good frend
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• China
8 Jul 07
Everyone look forword to finding a real fried who can share happies and pains with you. Of course it's not easy to do that,but if only you treat others heart by heart ,others will also like you and help you when you are in trouble .By then ,you'll find many real friends around you . Cheer up ,you must can find real friend .I'm a girl from China ,i like making friends with all kinds of people and hope to contacting you by email or qq etc.You can call me Mabel .qq:94553677