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Can you call anyone your friend? And if not what do you call them?
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Posted 2 months ago I would have to say no because you have best friends, good friends, and aquntances. And what I mean by that is best friends, are someone you can trust with with everything in your heart.... good friends, is someone that you like to hang out with on a fun bases....... and aqunatances are someone who you socialize with on a occassion, and you keep them at a distance.......... |
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| Posted 2 months ago That is exactly how I would break it down. I think most people have more acquaintances than friends and best freinds. I don't have a best friend. I used to but she moved and we lost touch through the years. I have three really good friends that I can call at any given time to speak with about any crisis I happen to be going through.The rest would be acquaintances, which is fine by me. I enjoy getting to know different types of people. I like that acquaintances are low maintenance! It's not who you are that holds you back. It's who you think you're not. - Unknown |
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| Posted 2 months ago AngelaK says ...
AngelaK, I have one best friend and that is rarebutterfly, we have been thru thick and thin together, she know all my secrets and thoughts, even though we are far away we seem to find a way to stay in touch, and one of them is this site. Have you ever tried to get in touch with your best friend? I think that if I did not have the opportunity to stay in touch with rarebutterfly it would crush me....... I too enjoy getting to know others because you can find out what you have in common, and with acquaintances yes they have to be low maintenance for me also because it is a trust issue with me. It is hard for me to trust others, due to all the hurt I have endured threw the years, I know that mite not be a good thing but they have to prove to me that I can trust them. before I allow them to step up to the good friend catagory. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I would agree with the categories you have, Samajo. Do you find that people you consider acquaintances sometimes consider you a friend? Is that awkward for you? (I ask because it's happened to me, and I didn't really know how to respond to them.) Jane G. Chambers
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| Posted 2 months ago samajo says ...
I did try years ago. She moved to Europe and we wrote but then she and her husband decided to travel and I have no idea where she went. I believe in fate so I have a feeling that our paths will cross again (I hope!) someday. When I was younger I made "freinds" with everyone and didn't really understand what the true meaning of friendship was, so I gave my trust easily and was burned many times. Today I'd like to think I'm a bit wiser! It's not who you are that holds you back. It's who you think you're not. - Unknown |
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| Posted 2 months ago AJaneChambers says ...
I do think they do, but I have tried to let them know that it takes a lot for me to have close friends. I think that if you commuicate that to them hopefully they would understand if not then you know that you can't really trust them as your friend.... |
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| Posted 2 months ago AngelaK says ...
I hope that your paths do meet oneday, and that you can rekindle that friendship you both once had............ |
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| Posted 2 months ago Jane, That has happened to me too. I don't know what the answer is, but I do know it has made me more aware of making sure I don't do that to someone else. "What you do for yourself - any gesture of kindness, any gesture of gentleness, any gesture of honesty and clear seeing toward yourself - will affect how you experience your world. In fact, it will transform how you experience the world. What you do for yourself, you're doing for others, and what you do for others, you're doing for yourself." |
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| Posted 2 months ago What does friendship mean to me?... Total TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT JUDGEMENT! Can I call anyone my friend?... NO And if not what do you call them?...AN Acquaintance (a person known to one, but usually not a close friend) Need Breeds Ingenuity!
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| Posted 2 months ago FRIEND...a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard
Which, comes with time, trust and understanding WITHOUT judgement! Need Breeds Ingenuity!
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| Posted 2 months ago KatS says ...
KatS, I like that theory it is great!!! Thanks for the info |
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| Posted 2 months ago samajo says ...
Need Breeds Ingenuity!
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| Posted 2 months ago Ladies, THINK ABOUT IT! Need Breeds Ingenuity!
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| Posted 2 months ago Over the years I have caught myself refining the concept of "friend." Can you accept responsibility for your choices? Yes? Then -- there's a good chance we can become friends. It's an "inner circle" thing I think -- it's about trust and truth and that certainty there will be no judgment; even a good friend is pretty rare. I am by nature very trusting and private, my husband is my best friend. And -- if I am not calling you friend -- then you are an acquaintance. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Until a person prove to me that they have my back, they will always be just Associates |
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| Posted 2 months ago Hi Everyone! Very interesting subject, here's my opinion (if it means anything Yes, you can call anyone a friend but, there are friends and then there are friends. They look alike and sound alike but make no mistake, you have to be sure about which ones are truely friends. I am Italian and so friends are most definately family. What would you do for your family members? The same goes for true friends. Without friends we would all go crazy. I would do anything for my friends. Elaine |
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| Posted 2 months ago I agree, my true friends are family to me. |
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| Posted 2 months ago I agree, my true friends are family to me. |
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| Posted 3 days ago My ultimate best friend is my husband. It's hard for most to imagine that but we share everything with one another. If he thinks a woman is attractive, he tells me, if I think a guy is handsome I say it to him. We're complete loyal and monogamous. We have been married for 26 years and we are best of friends. ~Angie Angie Toussaint
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| Posted 3 days ago I agree with the breakdown of what a friend is. I know a lot of people but that doesn't make them friends. I thing friends come on different levels. There are the ones you hang out with but then there are usually a few that are your true/best friends that are there for you no matter what, that you can tell your deepest secrets to and that understand you like no one else. Angie - I think most of us would say our hubbies are our best friends but I think most women want female friends that they can relate to. I love my husband but it's nice to hang with the girls and share girlie things! June Sockol
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