Making Friends

May 30, 2008 8:56am CST
Dear Colleagues,I would like you to give me your thought on this very subject:"How long do you know or go with someone before you could regard that person as a friend,and what are the things you consider before one becomes your friend.Let us know your take on this.
5 responses
30 May 08
it can be a very broad topic to discuss about, complicated for that matter. i meet someone and in an instant we become good friends and continue to become good friends for years. i also have known someone for many years, considered that someone a friend and after many years that someone turned out to be a traitor. we really can't exactly tell. i guess it depends upon the person you meet. chemistry is also something that can be considered.
30 May 08
It's really complicated indeed.But do you think time really matter?
• Pakistan
31 May 08
i can make any person my best friend at once and some time i never accept a person as my best friend even he pass several years with me it depends upon that persons behavior
@dierdre (2207)
• Philippines
30 May 08
1st of all, i have to like their personality, and then i should feel that i can trust him/her, then we should have known each other for quite some time and have really gotten to know the real him/her before i consider him as one of my friends.
• Mauritius
30 May 08
I make friends very quickly as am always ready to talk to everyone. I think to be able to go mout with someone you should frist know him well and most important is that you should trust him.
• United States
31 May 08
It really isn't a matter of time, as much as it is how you feel when you are around this person. Does he/she make you feel comfortable, able to be yourself? Do you like the same kinds of things? Do you feel like you have known this person all your life? Friendship has many meanings to different people. I have friends that are more like just someone I know & then I have good friends; ones that I can count on & they can count on me. People you can trust with some very personal parts of your life. Some of my good friends I could tell in a matter of hours or less, if they were the type of person that I really enjoyed being around. For others, it took much longer to build up a relationship that was more than just an acquaintance. You will know in a very short time if someone is really the type of person you want to spend alot of time with, over & over again.. A little long-winded, but I hope this helps. Good luck with your relationships in the future. Don't spend so much time worrying about how long, just follow your gut feelings OK??