Having few Friends

@mjhalz8 (255)
Philippines
April 6, 2013 7:27am CST
Does it matter if you just have one,two or just three friends beside you? Is it really important to have a lot of friends? Do you feel rich when a lot of friends suround you? I have just few close friends with me but I'm contented. It's like having a jewelry, Even you just have one but it has a big diamond stone in it, those cheap jewelries can't bit its value.
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13 responses
• Greece
6 Apr 13
Of course it feels good to have wide circle of friends, but the wider the circle the further away they get. I have a few very close friends and I really do not think I could be a close friend to them if I was being distracted by lots of people, life it too busy and anyway I would run out of time.
• United Arab Emirates
7 Apr 13
I agree with you ,41 CombedaleRoad it is better to have few close freind than none or alot but very far and you can easilly remember their favorite thing and stuff
@mjhalz8 (255)
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
Even I am busy. We still find free schedule for a "Special Friends Day", maybe once or twice a month. Seeing each other, exchanging news/updates regarding our life's happenings. Stress free day for me when I'm with them.
• Lithuania
6 Apr 13
I think it isn't important how many friends you have. What's important is if they're good friends and people. That is, you can have very many friends, but if they aren't someone you can rely on in times of trouble, that means they aren't really good friends of your. I think it's better to have few, but very good friends. Though, it really depends on the person, since someone is comfortable when surrounded by many people, while others are comfortable only when they are in a small group.
@mjhalz8 (255)
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
True indeed. For me, I am comfortable with just few friends who are really true to me.
• Malaysia
7 Apr 13
i would agree with you invisibledeath, rather than having 20-100 friend but they all kind of taking advantage of you, then there have not point of more friend. few but truth honest willing to help, now that kind of friend i want
@sjvg1976 (41247)
• Delhi, India
7 Apr 13
Hello MJ, I don't think it matters how many friends you have it matters much close they are. I have few friends but all of them are very close and always remain ready even at odd times to help me out when I am stuck somewhere.
@mjhalz8 (255)
• Philippines
8 Apr 13
They will be there for you even in your bad times. That's the kind of friend I want to keep.
• Egypt
7 Apr 13
It doesn`t matter if you have few friends or a lot of friends what matter is how close you all are and how much you can trust and depend on each other
@mjhalz8 (255)
• Philippines
8 Apr 13
Even if your not close, or just see each once in a blue moon. I don't think it would be a problem. We can still reach them through social networking sites, like Facebook. Or maybe have some few calls to them.
• China
7 Apr 13
I think it is no matter how many friends you are, the most important thing is how many true friends you are. I also just have few friends, but they can be trusted, I do not afraid they cheat me and harm me. We help each other.
@mjhalz8 (255)
• Philippines
8 Apr 13
True friends will be there for you any time of the day, in your sunny even in your stormy part of your life. No matter what, they won't leave you. I agree that even I just have few friends to call with, for sure they can be trusted.
• China
7 Apr 13
I will not feel rich when a lot of friends surround me, I cannot keep patient for a long time with so many persons, one to two close friends is enough for me. Of course, in the different period of my life, I will have different close friends, cause I always change my living places.
@mjhalz8 (255)
• Philippines
8 Apr 13
Even your friends were far from you because you always transfer. There's still facebook, skype, etc. You can call them more often to send your regards. Distance will never be an issue for friendship.
@Frederick42 (2024)
• Canada
28 Apr 13
Actualy, one true friend is far more than enough. It is true that a lot of friends can make us feel rich. However, one true close friend could make us feel even richer. A true friend is like a pot which is filled to the brim with rich nutritious food. I have seen people having a lot of friends. They are just passing the time , or better still, they are killing time. They are not serious about life. They are friends in order to escape from the harsh realities of life. After all, life is not always pleasent. The true friend does not encourage you to escape. The true friend will not divert you from the day-to-day problems which need to be solved.
@marguicha (220989)
• Chile
6 Apr 13
Although I`m a friendly person and a sociablr one, I have few but very close friends. I would call other people acquaintances. We can have a good time together at a party, but I could not cry in their arms. I have such diamonds that you mention, and feel blessed by having them.
@polaris77 (2040)
• Bacau, Romania
6 Apr 13
I don't think the number of friends has any friends,it's their quality which matters.You can have only one good friend willing to listen to you and help you when you go through difficult times and that's enough to make you feel that you're not alone.The important thing is to find that diamond stone and set it apart from the others,and to be able to do that we need some kind of proof that a person is worthy to be considered our friends,and that proof comers sooner or later with the different trials and hardships life has in store for us.Anyway,I'm convinced that only in hard times we can see who our real friends are.
@Raine38 (12250)
• United States
6 Apr 13
I don't care if I only have one as long as that one friend is a true one. What would I do with a hundred friends if they're phony and they don't even now, much less accept, the real me? It wouldn't me as much fun and contenting spending time with one, true friend.
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
6 Apr 13
i have lots of friends. some of them are friends with me since early childhood because we grew up and went to the same school together. even if we seldom see each other nowadays, we still keep in touch thru the social networks and we keep undates on each others' lives. we know that whenever one of us needs help, the others wouldn't hesitate to lend a hand. when i came to italy, i also encountered lots of new people here. some have become close friends, others remained acquaintances. i appreciate having known these new friends here. we have get togethers during weekends and holidays and we always talk to each other on the phone. when you're away from your country, communicating and being with your fellow countrymen eases some of the homesickness.
@Kmz059 (652)
• Philippines
6 Apr 13
Number of friends doesn't matter, as long as you have them and they are loyal with you. As long as your being true and having understanding with each other. I have lots of friends but I can count on my fingers who is true to me :)
@Rina99 (12)
• Canada
7 Apr 13
For me, it is important to learn to stand on your own two feet before trying to find out who your true friends are. If anything, it is better and safer to have few friends because you get to talk to each of them more and therefore have closer connections. It is better to have one or two true friends than 50 so-so friends who you just hang with. People assume if you have more friends, you are more popular, but if you watch enough tv, they are only your friends while you are popular, so hold on to your few good friends :)