Fair Wearher Friends

@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
United States
September 3, 2011 4:09pm CST
Are u famaliar w/this term? To me it is people who want to be your friend when it's convenient to them or they want something from u . I don't care for friends like this. If i am your friend , i am your friend all the time.I don't understand people like this, do u?? Some examples of what i'm talking about i had one friend that all she wanted to do was talk about herself, her life, her kids, her husband , get the picture, lol. She was the most self centered person i think i have ver known & i have known some doozies,lol. I had another one that was just too busy to talk to me for months & suddenly made an appearance on my computer w/all these reasons for doing that. I really don't know if i believe them or not.Like i said i'm a friend all the time not part of the time when it's convenient to me. Do u have any fair weather friends??
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@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
3 Sep 11
I never heard this term but I had friends like that but I don't have them anymore. These kind of friends are abusers, vampires. They only abuse you till you refuse to help them out. then they will sart complaining, crying, get angry, agressive. If you don't give in it's over. And they have a new best friend in a very short time. They always get over you in a few seconds time. If you change your attitude/definition of friendship and act different you will notice you won't attrack these kind of people anymore.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
3 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. I have heard that expression all my life. We have alot of expressions in Tennessee, lol. I would say u have had some fair weather friends from your response. Hope u are having a nice weekend.
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@epicure35 (2814)
• United States
4 Sep 11
The term or "idiom" is used to indicate that there are those who are with and for you in the "good times", but when it's really bad and possibly hopeless, do not make an appearance or show support. "Through thick and through thin" is another way of putting it.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thank u. It's been nice & quiet , just what i needed.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. I think u need to be there through thick & thin for your friends & they need to do the same for u.Hope u are having a nice weekend.
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@epicure35 (2814)
• United States
4 Sep 11
I hope you are enjoying your weekend as well. These are hard times for all of us and all of us need all the loyal friends and family we can get.
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Yes, I do. I think we all do unfortunately. I don't have much to do with these type of so called friends. I am a friend all the time too. I don't care to have a so called friend. But true friends at times are hard to find. It's much easier now that we have the internet to reach out to more people. I have found better truer friends on the net than I have in a local town.
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• United States
4 Sep 11
Thank you for asking. He is doing okay I'm proud of him for just how much he has stayed respectful even being that he is 15 years old now. He has grown up so much. I hope all is going well with your grandson and you. I don't know if you know it but I had surgery and am recovering from both of them. I hope you have a good week. hugs...
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
NO, I didn't know u had surgery. I hope u are recovering quickly & will soon be back to normal. Glad your grandson is doing so well. I'm picking mine up every day from school & am really enjoying seeing him every day.hOPE YOUR WEEKEND IS GOING TO SUIT U. tAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. hUGS TO U, BIG ONES.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
GOOD MORNING, Thanks for responding. I have been surprised at some people on mylot that i thought were friends. I hate it when u just quit hearing from them w/out any explanation to why. hOPE YOUR GRANDSON IS DOING WELL & u are to.
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@AmbiePam (121299)
• United States
3 Sep 11
Sadly, my sister.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
3 Sep 11
Hi Ambie, thanks for responding. It is sad for people to be this way.
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• Lippstadt, Germany
4 Sep 11
hi dearest Ambie I am sad to hear your sister is one of these people as well instead of listening to you and helping you as you are the one shouldering the load together with your daddy. Hope you get enough strength just for the day as you need it.
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
4 Sep 11
Hello, I am famaliar with self centred persons. I reading this pronoun word for these persons. Fair wearher friend. Indeed some person have not listing habit. For this reason they like to speak only about them self.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. I am not fond of people who think nothing but themselves.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
6 Sep 11
U are sooooooooo right.
@anil02 (24688)
• India
5 Sep 11
No one fond of these type of peoples. Indeed peoples of this type not deserve status of friend.
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@RitterSport (2451)
• Lippstadt, Germany
4 Sep 11
hi dear Antiquelady, I know the term fair weather friends and I try to be a real friend. However due to the fact that when we got married 6 years ago I moved to a city far away from home and had quite a long way to work there were several friends who would only hear from me about twice a year now, for their Bday and Christmas but they were understanding enough. When a personal situation I dont want to mention here in the forum in depth, did even clip my time some more I felt ashamed as I was in a constant frenzy during the work week and then on the weekend I only wanted peace and quiet and rest. Now life is back to normal again and I try my best to get back to what I really want to do that means answer my personal e mails straight away every weekend when I am home plus trying to answer all the snailmail I got during the week too so no one has to wait for my answer longer than two weeks the longest. Its really relaxing for me to get my social life back on track now and I am thankful to these who showed me they are still my friends even during that stressful time.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for your respond. I'm sooo glad that ur life is back to where u want it to be.U surely deserve the best after all u went through.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
I'm cheering for u.. U can't keep a good woman down for long.
• Lippstadt, Germany
4 Sep 11
hi dear Antiquelady thanks for your caring loving words. They mean a lot to me.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
3 Sep 11
I would not call them friends. I met someone at the Y yesterday and I now know more about how they keep meeting beggars and cheats than I ever wanted to. Before that I ran into a young woman who did a great give and take conversation about health, jobs, etc. and that was more like it. In the church choir in my section is a young person who always has problems, always is freaked out, and no matter what you suggest she does not even shut her mouth long enough to listen. I try to spend a little time about once a month to hear it all, but you know, she does not really care that I am out of work and stuff like that. I know just how you feel.
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@GardenGerty (169590)
• United States
4 Sep 11
I am doing okay, it is a little cooler here and will be all next week. I am writing for a freelancing site, it does not replace my income yet, but as I told my daughter, where can I work but not spend gas money and sit here with hair coloring in my hair while I do it. I get to pick which things I want to write as well. It is going to be good, but it does keep me off of MyLot sometimes.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Glad u are doing o.k. thankful u have the writing job. Jobs are scarce around here. It's always been who u know instead of what u know when it comes to getting a job.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
HI GG, Thanks for responding. I'm sorry u are even bothered w/someone like that. I hate selfish people that think of noone but themselves. Hopr your weekemd is going good.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
5 Sep 11
Yes I've heard the term.. and I've heard it pertaining to other things as well, not just friendships, but like fans of a sports team as well. You only like the team when they're winning and not when they're losing. I've had a few fair weather friends, and I'm sure I've been the fair weather friend on occasion as well. Unfortunately I've gone through some bumps in my life where I was unable to be there for others, like after my twins were born I went through a really bad time and lost touch with everyone, even my family (aside from those that I live with). All I could do was hope that they'd be understanding. I'm beginning to get my life back on track, and I can now be a good friend to anyone who needs me. Unfortunately all the years I spent not being a good friend and not keeping in touch with anyone has led me to not have a lot of friends anymore. Right now all I really have is some acquantances that I chat with on occasion, but nobody that I ever really hang out with anymore.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
5 Sep 11
Thanks for your response.I'm sorry u had a rough time after your twins were born but surely everyone understood that. People are just too busy to take the time for friends anymore it seems.I think a good friend is when they are there for the good, bad & the ugly & vice versa.
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@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
4 Sep 11
Yes my friend from high school since I got reunion with her in 2007, she changed a lot from being understanding to self centered person. She can talk about her ex and family all day long and I don't like the topic but I will just help to understand since I am her friend.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. Self-centered people can get boring very quickly to me.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
i TRY TO BE a good friend to everyone.
@stary1 (6611)
• United States
4 Sep 11
wongchoiyee I think it is to your credit you are doing something nice even though she might not appreciate it. Sometimes we just have to do 'what's right' and it sounds as if you are that kind of caring person. Kudos
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
4 Sep 11
Fortunatly, I don´t think I have that kind of friends, Jo. Sometimes we don´t have much time to converse with our friends and we might seem self centered. It has happened to me lately and my real friends have been very caring and helpful. You know that I was diagnosed cancer. Well, mt whole life changed, as I not only have to go to tiring chemo sesions, but have had to change all my habits as well. But the worst part has been coping with the thousand of administrative paperwork to have the insurance pay a very costly treatment. And yes, many people would say that I´m not a good friend, as I don´t have much time for them. But I have been blessed with friends who take me to chemo, stay with me and take turns to be there. And one of my friends shouted to her wife when we were talking by phone: "Tell Marga I forbid her to die". I thought it was lovely. I, like you, don´t understand the kind of friends that disappear after a small missunderstanding, instead of trying to really understand the other. But also, I do think we are all wanting to tell our troubles and that´s what friends are for. The thing is, that both friends have to llisten to the other.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. I'm soo glad your friends are being good to use as u go through this rough patch in your life. I think that's really when u find out who your friends are when u go through what u are going through.U take good care of yourself & get well soon.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
6 Sep 11
Thanks Jo. I have always felt I´ve been blessed for the people that have surrounded me all my life. I have a wonderful, caring family, had a wonderful husband and many friends who are there when you need them. It is true that I´m there for them too, but that´s how it should be.
@sender621 (14889)
• United States
4 Sep 11
I think we can identify with the term fair weather friends. I don't know why it is but we can seem to accumulate more of these type of friends than the true and rare ones. a fair weather friend can only be there for you in the good times. They keep their distance when you need their support and they are nonexistent in the tough times. it can make it difficult to have a true friendship with them,.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
tHANKS FOR RESPONDING. tHESE ARE mYLOT FRIENDS THT I'M SURE I WILL NEVER GET TO MEET BUT DID FEEL VERY CLOSE TO THEM.It is hard to have friends anymore i think.Everybody [but mt, lol] seems to be too busy for friendships----- very sad.
• United States
4 Sep 11
I think those of us with any life experiences at all have known people of this ilk! Just a few months ago, I heard from someone I thought was a friend after many years of no contact with her. She wanted to use me again, trying to cozy up to me in order to get her way on something I didn't agree with. She took a couple of months to 'renew' this friendship, before she got down to the real reason she reconnected. When I wouldn't go along with her and allow her to use me in her little schemes again, I haven't heard from her in over a month. It is too bad that there are people in this world who act this way. They certainly need to let God into their lives and follow His guidance!
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding & welcome to Mylot. Hope u enjoy it as much as i do. Sorry this so called friend even contacted u. That was tacky that she did really just to use u. I can't stand people like that. She is a true fair weather friend.
• United States
4 Sep 11
Hi Antiquelady, My friends are for life. I might not get to speak to them very often.. whether online or in person. I do stay busy and I stay exhausted. When I am offline I am so tired I stay in the bed sometimes. For the last week I have had very little sleep due to working and yesterday I could hardly stay out of the bed. I speak to some of my friends on here and that is the only time I get to talk to them. Some write me every day and I answer them back, or try to. I might not think to write everyone I am close to every day or even once a week. My forgetter is getting better and better all the time, so I rarely remember to write people... but I love them just the same.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. I'm sure u have bunches of friends on mylot. I just think if a so called friend can go for months w/out saying a word to u they can't think too much of your friendship.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
I'm sure not fond of one sided realationships. Being friends work both way for both people or should anyway. When i am your friend i'm your friend all the time not just when it's convenient.
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• United States
4 Sep 11
I kind of feel the same way, but then I guess it just depends on the lives of the people involved. I have a (used to be) best friend. We went to nursing school together. We were bound at the hip. Things happened, she moved to North GA and I am without a car... I have her phone number and she has mine. Every time we talked it was me who called her. Any time I emailed her or contacted her on facebook I would hardly ever hear a word from her. I know she still loves me, but our lives have taken different paths. I don't call her, because I feel she can pick up the phone as easily as I can. She can email me for a change. I'll always love her as a friend, and I miss her... but I know that our lives have taken different directions. Why must I always be the one who makes the effort? When I do, I am usually not answered. She did give me a poke from Facebook the other week.. that was the first time I realized she even thought of me. I only have a few friends, but my friends are for life.. whether we make contact or not. With the exception of a few people, my friends on Mylot are seen here mostly. The other couple of people make it a part of their lives to write to me... it's like I am a part of their lives and they are a part of mine. They are like sisters to me.
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• Philippines
4 Sep 11
I don't treat my friends with status like Fair Weather, for me, once you're friends, you will always be friends no matter what. Even if you haven't talk to them for a long time and they just hollered at you because they have problems or they want something, I'd still be there for them because that's what the word friends are for - I can always say no to them if I know that they are taking advantage and I would end the friendship right then and there. Friends don't take advantage of each other, if that happens, better to end it there because those types of people were never your "Friend".
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for your response. I hope your friends will always stick by u like u do them.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
4 Sep 11
Well, I have one who I still consider my best friend. I know how sad and even irritating this can be, but if I had to leave her, she would be drawn to the wrong type of people and definitely have a miserable life. I am no perfect friend but I try to be a real friend in any case, which usually gets me into trouble. I guess some people are just like this and we either just have to understand them or not. Some might probably have good reasons behind this behavior, but whose to really say?
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. U are a good friend to stick by her. I hope she appreciates what u do.
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@celticeagle (190109)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Sep 11
This is when you can definitely learn who the true friends and who are just out to use you. That is why you should set up some firm boundaries and with some experience you can see who the users are and who are real friends. Life is too short to let users come into your world.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. It's hard for to accept the fact that i have been duped by people i thought were my friends. I don't understand how they can change so quick.
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@alottodo (3056)
• Australia
4 Sep 11
Oh yes I still have 1 or 2 of those...they only call when the have something to say about their life...specially if its good for them! and you know what gets me? they ask me and how are you doing? and when I try to say something about how I'm doing all of a sudden they have another phone call! over the years I gave up on friends like that...to day I have the friends that I know are for life and that is what I like.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. It's good u have found out who ur real friends are.
@tutulch (86)
• Australia
4 Sep 11
I am familiar with this term, there are also some other terms that implies the same meaning. Maybe you have heard this "Flies of Milk" it is actually Bengali idioms. By the way there are lots of such friends among them it is hard to find out few genuine friend today. They will go from your life as they come when they will get no more favor form you and that is the truth.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
tHANKS FOR RESPONDING. nO, I HAVE NEVER HEARD YOUR EXPRESSION BUT ALWAYS LIKE TO HEAR NEW THINGS,Welcome to mylot, hope u enjoy it as much as i do.
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@stary1 (6611)
• United States
4 Sep 11
I have heard that expression and find it very sad. I always felt they should be called users, not friends. Friends don't treat you well only when there is something to be gained, they are there for you all the time, and that is how/why they earn the label 'friend'
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding. The people i was referring to live a long way away from me so they have never used me in any way or even tried to. That would be the icing on the cake, lol.
@rose1717 (190)
• United States
4 Sep 11
I feel the same as you do. And to answer your other question I did have friends like this. As I've gotten older I weeded out the ones like this from my life. However, I also have a family member like this too. The person has time for everyone and tends to smother friends and family, but only talks about themself. If you even get a chance to talk, they changes the conversation back to themselves.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
4 Sep 11
Thanks for responding & welcome to mylot. Hope u enjoy it as much as i do. Self centered people leave me colder than a cucumber.