Personally, I like to say that a good friend is someone I could call on a Sunday and ask them to help me move a sofa. 'A friend will help you move house, a best friend will help you move a body'. I was talking to a 'friend' at college, and he asked me if we were friends - I actually wasn't sure. We've known each other for four years, been in every lesson three days a week for the last eighteen months (I'm only in three days a week). As with all my college friends (and I qualify it like that as a rule), I like them, we get along well, but we never would've met if we weren't on the same course. My close friends are from school. Interestingly, my best friend and I never talked in school, and have only really been close for about a year longer than I've known my college friends (whom I consider coworkers). Overall, I'd say I've got three close friends, three old (but not that close) friends, and five college friends, plus a few more people at college who I get along with, but really are more like coworkers. How many friends is normal? (Silly question) Am I being harsh on my college friends, undervaluing their friendship?
A friend is someone who I can rely on when I need help. A friend is someone who can understand what I'm trying to say, or at least try. A friend is someone who will stick up for me. A friend is someone who will accept the fact that I'm bisexual and be comfortable enough to talk about it openly with me. And of course a friend should be able to rely on me to do the same for them.
A friend is someone who is there for you when you need them. A friend will accept you as you are. YOu don't have to hide yourself from them. A friend doesn't really want something back, just... that you will be there for them one day. In a good friendship this works out pretty good ^^
I think a friend is someone you can get along with A good friend is someone you can ask for help And a true friend is someone you can be mad at and fight with one minute, then apologize and joke about it the next. Someone you can fully trust because you know their good and bad. as for how many, Excluding my Fiance, I have maybe 3 true friends, and 3 good friends. then a scattering of regular friends from previous jobs or college/high school.
I think a friend is someone who you see a lot and enjoy the company of. I find the idea of friends interesting, because I feel like I have a lot of friends, but other people would probably call them acquaintances. I don't have any close friends because although I'm an extrovert, I'm pretty reserved.
A big thing for me is someone who you know is always there for you and gives you what you need in a situation, not what you want. If you need some tough love for being a bit stupid, they're there rather than telling you what you want to hear. Equally, they can just have a laugh and not judge you for things, if you want to tell them something big you can, if you want to chat about your mundane day, you can.
1. A friend is someone who treats you with respect. 2. A friend is someone you can be yourself around. 3. A friend is someone who doesn't force you to be a certain way that doesn't feel natural to you. 4. A friend is someone who doesn't talk negatively behind your back. 5. A friend is someone who you can vent to about your problems. 6. A friend is someone who makes your day better just by their presence, after having a horrible day.
Thanks everyone for your input - some very good points mentioned. Mutual respect - check Not afraid to be yourself around them - mostly Tough love (what you need, rather than what you want) - always Brightens a bad day simply by being present - only a few, special people.
I'm picky when it comes to labeling people as friends. For simplicity's sake, I call people my friends to make things less awkward ("My friend said that blah blah blah"), but I wouldnt really consider us friends. To be considered a friend I'd say: *All the normally decent human being traits (respect, honestly, etc) *Somebody that I can click with and don't feel reserved around *Somebody that I know will go to Hell and back for me, and I'd do the same for them *Somebody who I know our friendship will be okay, even if we don't talk for awhile
