What makes a good friend?
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My good friend calls me out on things and sometimes will tell me I'm being annoying, but loves me and wants to spend time with me anyway. She'll tell me if there's food in my teeth or if my hair looks crazy before going to meet other people. We're honest to each other, loyal, make each other laugh, and make great traveling buddies too.0
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Anyone that you can call at 3am and they will come bail you out of jail is a great friend0
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Someone who will get drunk with you and give you a Brazilian on her bathroom floor the night before you leave for vacation.0
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Knowing when to laugh at the crazy antics, and when to help you slow your roll.0
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I got this....
FAKE VS. REAL
FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.
FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr./Mrs.
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM.
FAKE FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
REAL FRIENDS: Will sit next to you saying “Damn … we really messed up … but that sure was fun!”
FAKE FRIENDS: Never seen you cry.
REAL FRIENDS: Cry with you.
FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
REAL FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it’s yours.
FAKE FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Can write a book about you, with direct quotes from you.
FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds *kitten* that left you.
FAKE FRIENDS: Will knock on your front door.
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say “I’M HOME!”
FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile.
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life.
FAKE FRIENDS: Say they are too busy to listen to your problems, but when it comes to them they expect you to have all the time in the world.
REAL FRIENDS: Not only kick everything out of their schedule to listen to what’s wrong, but help come up with vindictive plans to make you feel a whole lot better!
FAKE FRIENDS: Make you say sorry when you want to talk to them at odd hours of the night, or even just hang out at odd hours.
REAL FRIENDS: Come right over and hang out with you, until you either fall asleep, or kick them out.
No you see it is quite simple, good friends are awesome people.0 -
I'm a good friend. But I'm not sharing my secrets with you.0
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They will hold your hair up when you puke.0
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This is an IM I got from my Best Friend yesterday:
Reasons why you're my best friend -
#052 - You're honest but tactful. Usually.
#098 - You send me encouraging e-mails at critical moments and I send them to you, too.
#132 - I appreciate how you ferret out my secrets when I really want to tell you but can't quite bring myself to do it.
#175 - You know my dark side and I know yours. No judgments.0 -
a good friend knows your secrets, and you trust implicitly to keep them
a good friend knows your good side, and bad...and likes you anyway
a good friend gets your jokes without explanation
a good friend is comfortable in silence, or having in-depth conversations about everything under the sun
a good friend is there for you...without expectation or explanation
I've had many acquaintances in my life...only a handful of good friends...they are more precious than diamonds, and even more rare...I count myself blessed.0 -
I got this....
FAKE VS. REAL
FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.
FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr./Mrs.
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD/MOM.
FAKE FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
REAL FRIENDS: Will sit next to you saying “Damn … we really messed up … but that sure was fun!”
FAKE FRIENDS: Never seen you cry.
REAL FRIENDS: Cry with you.
FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
REAL FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it’s yours.
FAKE FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Can write a book about you, with direct quotes from you.
FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing.
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds *kitten* that left you.
FAKE FRIENDS: Will knock on your front door.
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say “I’M HOME!”
FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile.
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life.
FAKE FRIENDS: Say they are too busy to listen to your problems, but when it comes to them they expect you to have all the time in the world.
REAL FRIENDS: Not only kick everything out of their schedule to listen to what’s wrong, but help come up with vindictive plans to make you feel a whole lot better!
FAKE FRIENDS: Make you say sorry when you want to talk to them at odd hours of the night, or even just hang out at odd hours.
REAL FRIENDS: Come right over and hang out with you, until you either fall asleep, or kick them out.
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Nothing.. I am a horrible friend. I know this because i was just friend dumped last week.0
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Friend is somebody who you haven't seen in 10 years, not a single word and when I visited him it was like we haven't lost touch even for a day. He even asked me if I needed money to start my business which he'd gladly PAY (not loan, PAY) since I just came back from abroad.0
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a good friend is someone who will delete the porn from your computer when you die.
i have selected someone to find and dispose of my "toys" in this scenario.0 -
Someone that is willing to pick you up if you fall and not stomp you further into the ground, who will push you further is you're falling behind rather than pull you back.0
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A have very little friends but a lot of acquaintances. To me a friend is someone you can count on, someone you can trust. A friend wants the best for you and will be brutally honest. when needed. They will not ask for anything in return and someone you can grow with. I don't like fake people who are always nice, I like people around me who are honest. My closest friend is someone I had a crush on. I told her my feelings for her and she destroyed me with no emotion on her face. I felt it harsh at the time and cold, but later she told me that she was really sorry but I really needed to hear what she really felt and did not want me to continue to suffer. It really allowed me to get over her and it showed me how much she cares for me. I feel really happy to have someone like that in my life because she sees that I can go very far with my life and I see the potential in her as well.
I mean it won't always be good times we do sometimes conflict because of our honesty but having a mature friend also help because you can reason through things. I wish my friend the best and can feel happy for her wherever she goes and whoever she ends up with.
Hmm, this made me think hard. Maybe I am not a good friend, because I want something in return. I want someone to listen when I need to talk, I want someone to reach out to me to keep in touch and I want them to sometimes make me feel special to them. I am often praised for my kindness and for how much I show I care. Now I question if wanting something in return cancels out my actions.0 -
Being there when everyone else has gone0
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thoughts?
someone who helps you hide the body and doesn't ask difficult questions
someone who ignores when you fart or laughs and says "good one...."
someone who shows up unexpectedly with a 12 pack of good beer and a pizza0 -
A have very little friends but a lot of acquaintances. To me a friend is someone you can count on, someone you can trust. A friend wants the best for you and will be brutally honest. when needed. They will not ask for anything in return and someone you can grow with. I don't like fake people who are always nice, I like people around me who are honest. My closest friend is someone I had a crush on. I told her my feelings for her and she destroyed me with no emotion on her face. I felt it harsh at the time and cold, but later she told me that she was really sorry but I really needed to hear what she really felt and did not want me to continue to suffer. It really allowed me to get over her and it showed me how much she cares for me. I feel really happy to have someone like that in my life because she sees that I can go very far with my life and I see the potential in her as well.
I mean it won't always be good times we do sometimes conflict because of our honesty but having a mature friend also help because you can reason through things. I wish my friend the best and can feel happy for her wherever she goes and whoever she ends up with.
Hmm, this made me think hard. Maybe I am not a good friend, because I want something in return. I want someone to listen when I need to talk, I want someone to reach out to me to keep in touch and I want them to sometimes make me feel special to them. I am often praised for my kindness and for how much I show I care. Now I question if wanting something in return cancels out my actions.
Everyone has a different view of friends, and people get really mad at me when I won't call them friends but its the truth. A friend means a lot to me and I care for them a lot, but when I do care for them I care for them regardless if they ever do anything for me in return so I am very selective in who I let close into my life because people will abuse of that trait. My friend has been sick at times and I been to her apartment helping her feel better by cooking her soup and she always says thanks and wants to repay me. I tell her to not worry about, I am your friend, you can always count on me.
She does eventually surprise me with her own kindness but I really feel kind of awkward lol but I accept her embrace but I am still getting used to that feeling.0 -
A good friend is the person who doesn't judge you. They're there for you no matter what. The person who you can call or send a frantic text to about something that while stupid to some is important to you and they will take the time to listen to you and talk you down from the proverbial edge.
A good friend is that person that you can rely upon. They're the one who you might not hear from for month but you know that if you were to call them up they would clear their schedule just to talk to you.
A good friend doesn't have to be next door, in the same town or the same state. They can be anywhere in the world and there for you at the drop of a hat.
I know this because I am very fortunate to have several very good friends who live in various parts of the world.0 -
Someone who says a little often0
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In a word it's called love. My closest friends are fun, reliable, honest and are givers rather than takers. I trust them and they can trust me completely.0
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A good friend is someone who finds your flaws endearing, and never says a word against you unless it's to you.
A great friend is someone who meets the needs you didn't realize you even had. One who doesn't ask if you need them, hoping you don't, because they've already appeared at your door without you asking at all.
I'm very, very lucky to have friends like this.0 -
A good friend keeps in contact whether they´re 10,000 miles away or across the street. A good friend picks up where you left off and there´s no animosity or awkwardness with it. You can spend years apart from each other but even though you and they change, the friendship and understanding stays the same.0
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Always there for you.
Honest(sometimes, brutally honest.)
Loyal
Someone you can always talk to, and talk about everything
understanding.
Motivating
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Some one who accepts you for who you are. Some one who is kind, understanding, loyal, trustworthy, and non-judgmental. I have yet to find anyone like this
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a dog...0
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That and honesty. I can put up with a lot of crap (well, what I consider crap) from my friends, but lying to me is an automatic three strikes.
this is more important to me than anything.0 -
<-- This guy0
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A good friend tells you when you have spinach (or other food remnants) stuck in your teeth.0
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a good friend is someone who will delete the porn from your computer when you die.
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