Can you make friends with someone who voted you off
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
Calgary, Alberta
February 14, 2013 10:13am CST
I know not everyone watches survivor but for sure everyone knows the premise of the show. Lets say you are given an opportunity to play this game (c'mon its a Million Dollar Prize). You develop a friendship with a certain contestant and trusted that person. For sure this is a game but still emotions will still affect you. If the person you trusted in the game the most,orchestrated a plan to vote you off, this person you have a deal with to be in the finals with blindsided you and betrayed you. This person you trusted voted you off.
Then months after the game this person tried to make friends again with you, The person apologized for betraying you and said its just a game
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Do you think you can make friends with this person again?
what would be your conditions to forgive this person?
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Some contestants are still enemies until now, as in its been 10 years and they still hate each other. While others bury the hachet and became great friends after the show.
How forgiving are you?
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7 responses
@mondaylover (183)
• Poland
14 Feb 13
I don't think I would be able befriend someone who was ploting to get rid of me in game or in real life. I can understand desire to win but I don't accept the moral choices that person made during the game. But I wouldn't hate that person and certainly I wouldn't want to be his enemy. I could even add this person on Facebook, and I would have no problem to say "hello" to that person on the street. There is no way that I would call him my bestfriend though.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Feb 13
what inspires me to make this thread, is that knew certain contestants whoa re still enemies until now,its been like 10 years and they still hate each other(I am facebook friends with them both).They still even fight at twitter. I guess facebook friends would be nice but for sure it wont be real friendship, its fake as there fight still be grudges.
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@meumeu25 (917)
• United Arab Emirates
14 Feb 13
Hi,
If I will be given a chance to participate in survivor, I think I won't be that trusting towards other contestants, it's a strategy game and only one person gets the chance to win the million dollar. If a contestant is really determine to get that money, they would do every strategy they could think of, I think it's even wiser to not trust any of them at all. They can always be cooperative to each other but if I were them I
wouldn't expect an ally to be loyal till the end of the game. If ever that person/ally betrays me, sure I will be disappointed and hurt but I don't think I will hold a grudge towards that person for a very long time. That person just happen to be more strategic than the rest so maybe he deserve to win after all. But I can't really say I would be able to fully trust that person anymore.
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@meumeu25 (917)
• United Arab Emirates
14 Feb 13
Yes, why not. I wouldn't mind inviting him/her I think it will a good opportunity to know the person some more and very well if I were to make him/her one of my friends. everybody deserve a second chance and if that person is willing to make amends then why not. Atleast this time there will be no more competition involve in developing our friendship.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Feb 13
and if they win the million dollars..... you can ask some of the blessings.
I think outside the game will be their real self. As there is no more game and there is no more faking and lies.
I think outside the game will be their real self. As there is no more game and there is no more faking and lies.1 person likes this
@meumeu25 (917)
• United Arab Emirates
17 Feb 13
, well wether the winner will like to share the blessings with me or not, is all to him/her. The thought of rekindling a friendship after winning a big amount of money is already something to consider, because he/she still take a gamble of making friends with someone who previously felt betrayed by him/her, who knows what the other person is thinking, he/she might have an ulterior motive of all we know. Or maybe it's just me being cynical again.1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
15 Feb 13
I think that I could become friends with the person me voted me off. I would probably be angry and disappointed first, but I don't think that those feelings would last for years. After all it is a game and we know that right from the start. We know that we will have to vote off our friends if we want to win the game, and we all want to win, so I wouldn't take that kind of deal too seriously. I would get angry if a person betrayed me, but I can't say that I would be very surpriced, because I think many people would be willing to betray others in order to win to game. After the show I might not become friends with the person right away, because I have to get over my disappointment first, but after a while I think that I would be able to put it behind me and become friends with the person.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Feb 13
I had seen many people who said they were not bitter but end up being bitter, but you are right, there is only one winner and its every man or woman for their self. I did see former contestants who voted each other out of the game who became friends after the game because they share an experience. Also people are not their selves when they were starving. soe of the so called mean people on the show were said to be good people n real life. People just change when they were isolated and starving.,
@cecil04 (409)
• South Africa
14 Feb 13
I would become friends with someone that blindsided me in the Survivor game show. Yes I will admit that would be angry for a while but I would not hold a grudge against that person, it was just a game and I lost. I know that sooner or later I would have had to do the same thing to them. If the viewers do not notice you on the show you will not have a chance at winning the second prize of viewers favorite.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Feb 13
there are contestants who are convince they cant win the show due to lock of social skills, so the will try to be entertaining on their confessional and try to be nice so the audience will vote them as fan favorite at the finale. I mean the runner upo and fan favorite have the same cash prize.
what do you think of those people who are still bitter after 2 to 10 years?
@stary1 (6612)
• United States
15 Feb 13
CaptAlbertWhisker
I could never get interested enough to follow an entire season of Survivor. I did watch a few episodes of plotting and planning and alliances being made..
I would hope if I went on the show I could be understanding enough to realize this was just a game and everyone plays to win. Having said that I don't think I could ever be on Survivor since I personally would have trouble voting off someone I promised to support. I would really feel guilty and if I did eventually win, I don't know if I could fully enjoy it knowing I had to deceive people and step on peolpe to win...
On the show ..The Biggest Loser, members have to vote people off and the emotion and sadness that goes along with that is an indicator how hard it is for people to vote off friends...while Survivor is a bit different show, I think some basic sensitivities are universal...
On the show ..The Biggest Loser, members have to vote people off and the emotion and sadness that goes along with that is an indicator how hard it is for people to vote off friends...while Survivor is a bit different show, I think some basic sensitivities are universal...1 person likes this
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Feb 13
some of the winners of this show actually didn't watch the show. while some of the super fans gets voted off first. so yeah whether you don't like the show or not,if given the opportunity, its better to grab it. anyway first person voted off is paid 2000 dollars. speaking of biggest loser, contestants there, except from the winner, runner up and home weigh in winner, are not paid with money. there s no talent fee.
I think the best strategy in survivor, is to just ride under the radar, dont be emotionally invested to people (its hard if you are starving though)
Anyway there are winners of survivor who won because they were honest and nice but that is pure luck.
@yugocean (9965)
• India
15 Feb 13
I will only take middle path, the rule of such game is simple, only one will be the winner and others have to be voted out. Best way is not to create hate on the basis of this rule, but you do not need to become friend of someone who betrays you, wait in ten years their attitude will change for you, and he/she will become good friend.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
17 Feb 13
I still remember someone said that everyone who got voted off are eliminated because its their fault As everyone can control their own destiny. I dont know if I will be a sport or I will be bitter if I was on the game. I guess I will try not to be taken over by emotions.
@atprudente6 (673)
• Philippines
20 Feb 13
It would depend on how those individual acted while i was in the game. Survivor are just a game of strategy, and everybody do strategies in order to stay further on the game. But if these strategy shows what kind of person you are, and if it shows that you are somewhat rather unpleasant person, then if you have voted me out, I would never allow myself to become friends with you...
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
23 Feb 13
thats why people who rdes udner the radar and decided to lay low wins the game uch easier, It may not look fun on TV but its the best way to play this game. Just lay low and let someone else be more annoying. Instead of making enemies and friends.
