Comments on: Friends http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/ A blog about movies, music, money, people and more Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:05:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: hbrown http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/comment-page-1/#comment-9 hbrown Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:30:33 +0000 http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/#comment-9 <p><p>I do agree that some friends are still friends even when they don't talk to you often. I have a few friends who are like that and if I call upset because something is really wrong and I need someone to talk to they are there to listen, but they live a distance and it's not the same as face to face. </p><br /> <p>Where my closer friends are too busy with their lives and have told me so and usually tell me to deal with my problem myself because theres are worse and more important, but then they want me to listen to theres problems and help them. </p><br /> <p>I just think friendship is a two way street, not a use them when your mad at your boyfriend thing.</p></p> <p>I do agree that some friends are still friends even when they don’t talk to you often. I have a few friends who are like that and if I call upset because something is really wrong and I need someone to talk to they are there to listen, but they live a distance and it’s not the same as face to face. </p>
<p>Where my closer friends are too busy with their lives and have told me so and usually tell me to deal with my problem myself because theres are worse and more important, but then they want me to listen to theres problems and help them. </p>
<p>I just think friendship is a two way street, not a use them when your mad at your boyfriend thing.</p>

]]> By: The Brave One http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/comment-page-1/#comment-8 The Brave One Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:38:15 +0000 http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/#comment-8 <p>Oh little Butterfly... "What is a friend?" A philosophical and rhetorical question: How exactly are you defining "Friendship?" These friends that never call and seem too busy or pre-occupied with their lives to visit or do things with you may not be your friends. Do you ever call them or seek to engage them with their interests? Have you thought about asking your friends with kids to join you for a kids movie or trip to the park? Do you enjoy spending time with them? Do you think they enjoy spending time with you? Do you feel like you could depend on them if you needed them for a favor. I've been blessed with many friends and many acquaintances. I'm not sure I can always distinguish between the two. But I don't define my friendship by how much I see/talk/ or visit with them. I have some true friends that I rarely speak with but I know if we were together we'd enjoy being together and that we can depend on one another in a crisis!</p> <p>Just a thought!</p> Oh little Butterfly… “What is a friend?” A philosophical and rhetorical question: How exactly are you defining “Friendship?” These friends that never call and seem too busy or pre-occupied with their lives to visit or do things with you may not be your friends. Do you ever call them or seek to engage them with their interests? Have you thought about asking your friends with kids to join you for a kids movie or trip to the park? Do you enjoy spending time with them? Do you think they enjoy spending time with you? Do you feel like you could depend on them if you needed them for a favor. I’ve been blessed with many friends and many acquaintances. I’m not sure I can always distinguish between the two. But I don’t define my friendship by how much I see/talk/ or visit with them. I have some true friends that I rarely speak with but I know if we were together we’d enjoy being together and that we can depend on one another in a crisis!

Just a thought!

]]> By: hbrown http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/comment-page-1/#comment-5 hbrown Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:34:43 +0000 http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/#comment-5 You have a great point, even if it was a long one! lol Many of these friends were my friends in high school and I just think we grew apart. I do have a few friends that I don't talk to much because they live a distance and are busy. I think you are right that you need to pay attention to your friends, I am on the other side of that and I think I just gave up trying. You have a great point, even if it was a long one! lol

Many of these friends were my friends in high school and I just think we grew apart. I do have a few friends that I don’t talk to much because they live a distance and are busy. I think you are right that you need to pay attention to your friends, I am on the other side of that and I think I just gave up trying.

]]> By: Jaz http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jaz Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:11:03 +0000 http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2007/08/28/friends/#comment-4 I think that people do change and grow apart. When friendships sort of die from lack of attention, then they are simply gone. On the other hand, I have friends that I have had for almost 33 years. Of course, it was well after I got out of school. That might have something to do with it. I dunno. The key to good friendships is that if you want to keep them, you have to pay attention to them. The friend that I have had for almost 33 years....I haven't always kept in touch because that was impossible. They had no way of doing that nor did I. But, the bond we made before that makes the friendship survive about anything. We did change and move on. I was married for a long time when she was still single. Amazingly, when she got married we sort of drifted apart for a while. They got back in my life and haven't been gone since. I guess you didn't actually want a whole post on this, did you? LOL! Sorry. I think that people do change and grow apart. When friendships sort of die from lack of attention, then they are simply gone. On the other hand, I have friends that I have had for almost 33 years. Of course, it was well after I got out of school. That might have something to do with it. I dunno.

The key to good friendships is that if you want to keep them, you have to pay attention to them. The friend that I have had for almost 33 years….I haven’t always kept in touch because that was impossible. They had no way of doing that nor did I. But, the bond we made before that makes the friendship survive about anything.

We did change and move on. I was married for a long time when she was still single. Amazingly, when she got married we sort of drifted apart for a while. They got back in my life and haven’t been gone since.

I guess you didn’t actually want a whole post on this, did you? LOL! Sorry.

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