Good Friends

Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
September 5, 2008 8:09am CST
In my experience good friends are very few and hard to find. In my life of 31 years, not counting friends that are "hey how are you doing, we should get together to do..." type, I have had one great friend. She is someone I will always be friends with no matter what. The one best friend I will have in my life and nothing will change it, type of friend. How about you? Do you have 1 special friend that you are closer than all of the rest? Do you live near each other or far away? What makes your friendship more special than the rest?
4 responses
@dong1970 (1572)
• Philippines
6 Sep 08
Yes friend i do agree with true and good friends are hard to find.You met different kind of people and became friends,but a good friend is hard to find that you can trust and be always on your side no matter what happen.You are still together in good times or in bad times......
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
7 Sep 08
I try to teach my 9 year old this! She is pushed around a lot and never pushes back. When someone is mean to her, she comes in and cries but when that same person comes around again and has no one else to play with, my daughter doesn't hesitate, she is their friend again wih no mention about the problems they were causing previously. My daughter is always a good friend but has no good friends. It realy makes me sad for her.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
6 Sep 08
Hey cmathias, I'm not sure you're going to like my story. I had a best friend for 45 years. Yes, 45 years. We met at age 10. We remained friends throughout the years and throughout her moving all around the world because her husband #2 was in the military. She was a difficult person to be friends with. She grew up in a very rich, snobby family and had a very bad attitude problem. I put up with her anyway. She constantly would tell me all the things that I did wrong in my life and when I finally decided to change she didn't like it. I am going to cut to the chase here. She had finally pushed me to the point of no return and I made the decision to finally tell her that we could no longer be friends anymore and that I wasn't going to change my mind ever again. It's been almost a year now and she has tried to contact me a few times, but has finally hopefully given up. It was a difficult thing to have to do. We were like sisters. But she was like poison to me and I could no longer take her verbal abuse so I had no choice in doing what I did. I can't even say that I miss her because things had gotten so bad that I just didn't even want to talk to her anymore. I know I have only told you a very little bit of the story, but 45 years is a long time and alot of story to tell. I know I will never have a close friendship like that with anyone again and with good reason. I'm not going to let anyone get that close to me ever again. I'm not the same person that I was even a year ago. I have no idea anymore how I feel about trusting anyone. That's a very sad thing, but I am much wiser and wary for that experience.
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
6 Sep 08
That is a terrible story but I am happy you were strong enough to get away from her. She sounds very unhealthy and abusive. I spent a great deal of my life being treatd that way and I grew up thinking that was normal and I had to put up with that, but now I have learned hat is not so. I would have prefered to just shut myself away from people because they were so mean to me. ThenI met that good friend I mentioned and she demonstrated to me that not everyone is like that. Don't give up on people totally! There are a lot of bad decision makers out there but there are also some priceless real friends out there too. Don't miss that friend because you were done with the idiots in the world!
@INGA832 (1114)
• Russian Federation
5 Sep 08
I have a lot of friends, but only one special. I can turn to her any time I need her help and so she can do the same. We tell everything to each other and I can be sure that she will tell it to nobody. We are friends for 11 years and I hope our friendship will last much more longer.
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
5 Sep 08
It sounds like it will last eternally from the way you talk. I know my friend and I will always be
• Philippines
5 Sep 08
I have the very best friend in my life, we didn't see each other often for almost 6 years, we are best of friend in high school days, but when we graduated, I thought our friendship would be gone in time, but after 6 years when I went home after I have earn my degree, unexpectedly we meet halfway to the church, I was surprised cause it feels like the last time we were together, nothing have changed, the talking, the expressions and it seems were just been apart for a couple of days.
• Armed Forces Canada, Europe, Middle East
5 Sep 08
Then you know what I am talking about when I say a friend for life