Do you think friends will be with you come hell or high water?

In my opinion a friend is everybody who is there for you whenever you are down. These people are very few, and these people must be cherished during whole life. The people who are there for you only when you are up, those are false people and that is why the downfalls are very valuable, even if at that moment we cannot tell this. I think I have 4 people in my life who I can really call real friends, the rest are only acquaintances, which can fill your time, with who a person can have fun for a short period of time: like going out to play football, or just talk a bit when you meet them elsewhere than your hometown. People usually want to have a good relationship with the coworkers, but it is hard to be friends with them, because there are many interests involved and when it is about their well-being, the majority will stab you in the back. As a conclusion, I consider real friends the people who haven't backed down when I was in trouble, and those are only 4 in my life.

True friends are those that can be trusted. It means they're there no matter what and they care for you whoever you are or whatever your status in life is. I have that very good friend and I know she's a keeper.

Yanza, good and true friends are very hard to come by. Most of the time, friends that we meet are the money face type of friends. In fact, i ever came across a few money face friends. We will stick with you when you are loaded with money. But, as soon as you started having money problem, they will disappeared from your life. It is lucky that i have a good friend whom had been sticking with me throughout my life. We had gone through thick and thin in our life together without fail.

Real good friends stick together through thick and thin. A friend is someone who loves you whether you are rich or poor and is always willing to give you time to be together.

A true friend is someone who will be there for you no matter what. Doesn't matter if you are happy, sad, rich, poor, healthy or sick. They will be there always, just a phone call away. A friend can be just about anyone. You mentioned co-workers who join us to do activities outside of work. You may just meet for those events or call and chat one in a while. They care but don't feel obligated to rush over if it is outside a planned activity. People who are only there and want to do things when you have money or are healthy are no friends. They are there to get something out of you and not the same things you look for in friendship.

Friend is someone who will always beside you, and when it pleased. Never considering your financial and and your position in office. True friends looking with heart, not eyes.

I know that there will be friends who will never leave my side. but i am sure that there will be some people or friends whose shadow i won't even see when something happens, already. I have had this happened to me already in the past and quite a lot of friends i have have gone missing on me, and i never heard of them.. until facebook and well what they do is show me their good life! But this trial time has blessed me with true friends who have stuck up with me through out the difficult times and now with good times, we are even closer friends.

Everyone you deal with in life is not your friend. I think it's all about how you see that person and how intimate the relationship is. There are different levels of friendship also. There are friends, good friends, work friends, best friends, etc. Personally, I only call someone a friend if I truly feel they have a place in my life and feelings for me. They don't have to be perfect, but I know that our relationship is strong, not just some fly by night acquaintance. So this means that I truly only have a couple of friends.

I used to have a lot of friends in high school, but in one incident of me getting a merit, they all feel jealous and try to bring me down by staying away from me. Now I have few friends that I can talk to, these are the people who work at the restaurant, I always go there to eat, and one woman whom is age same with me even give me some new clothes that she no longer wear, so after trials with some so called friends, now I been very aware when making friends, those who take advantage of me I never look back, and those who help me, I always remember. Like when my brother was still a student, my female friends never come to ask concern, but now he is a lawyer many of my friends want to know him, this is not true friends by the way. Special friend will have special position in my heart.

i dont think so,some friends will be with us for the money and power ,others will be true friends giving their life and caring for the most,they are true friends and i believe they are my true buddies forever

In reality, it happens a lot of times. People used to be around, if they need something.

Yes true as when my brother was sucessful in his life people use to be along with him like bees r with honey . But when his time changed and due to some reason now he is facing some crises . Now those people try to avoid him and try to run away from him

It depends on the individuals, whom we consider as our friend but what I feel is friends just fall in their place naturally, may be at school, office etc

hey yanzalong,its really hard to call nowadays somebody as a friend, people are now just exploiting you for their own mean, see if you stop getting out with those you ride bike definatly they won't care after a day or so, a friend is a one who just bugg you like anything, stays with you even if you are too busy, get at your place , be informal and above all care for you when you not there with them, fdrag you into everything they are doing, even if you are not listening they forcefully make you hear them, what you know are acquentances not friends.

It depends on definition really. But I believe true friends are there when things things get tough. If they are not... well, either they themselves have hard times (it can happen.. it's hard to help others when you can't even help yourself) or they are not your true friends.