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   Tequila Rose ~ 18 months ago

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   I think you need friends..especially of your own gender.. and ones you can see eye to eye ..face to face- not over a computer screen or gaming console. I think as humans we have that as one of our basic needs- socialization
   
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   graeme ~ 18 months ago

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   I find it interesting how lots of technology was designed to save us time (which presumably we could put into leisure pursuits) and yet everyone seems to have less time than ever before. One of the outcomes is that keeping friendships going has become harder. How many times do you bump into someone you like and realise you haven't seen them or even spoken to them for six months or a year.
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   mcbrowser ~ 18 months ago

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   I think most people confuse friends with acquaintances. Most people (now there's a generalisation) only have a handful of real friends. Friends who would help or keep in contact with each no matter what. I have plenty of acquaintances through work, sport and socialising that I can chat to and have a laugh, but I can take or leave whether I actually keep in contact with them on an ongoing basis.
   
   I'd say you do need at least one good, close friend; whether it be a partner, army colleague or someone else. It's always good to be able to share with someone on the same wavelength.
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   Dr. Fallon ~ 18 months ago

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   You have Claire -- that's a good start.
   
   I had lots of friends (or at least lots of people who called themselves "friends") until a lot of sh*t in my life started hitting the fan. I learned a lot about friendship. When the bottom falls out of your life, when you're no longer cool to be seen with, when people turn away or start whispering to one another when you walk in a room, when you're about as low as you can go, then the last person standing next to you is your friend.
   
   And when you find one of them, cherish them.
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   poptart007 ~ 18 months ago

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   I definitely think friends are a must have - some come and go but thats the case with most things in this life..I love nothing better than a god catch up session with a friend, reminiscing and laughing about past escapades!
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   snak ~ 18 months ago

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   I've often been heard to say that you need all the friends you can get - except at Christmas. But, to be honest, many 'acquaintences' makes for a happy day-to-day, some 'friends' make for a happy week, but a few 'special people' make for a happy life.
   
   I totally agree with Dr Fallon - it's when you're low that true friends stand by you - are there for you when you fall, and help you get back up again.
   
   It would be nice to think that those you stand by will be the ones that stand by you but that is not always the case. I have a few 'special people' who have stood by me through thick and thin, and of those, two I have known for 35 years, two for 20 years and one for the last, and worse, year of my life.
   
   With true friends like these, you do not need many. Quite often, when the world seems against you, one is enough.
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      Dr. Fallon ~ 18 months ago

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      Hear, hear.
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   Tequila Rose ~ 18 months ago

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   “A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.” anon (the quote fairy channels through me again)
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   randomglenn ~ 18 months ago

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   I think you need all kinds of friends in any way you meet them (yes , even on here) and i like to think that a friend is someone who will not only help you through rough times or lift you in good times to make them even greater but someone who can try to see things from your point of view when nobody else does (for me thats most of the time).
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   earsz ~ 18 months ago

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   "...many 'acquaintances' makes for a happy day-to-day, some 'friends' make for a happy week, but a few 'special people' make for a happy life" __ what a great and quotable comment! Good on yez *s*
   
   
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    snak ~ 18 months ago

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    Cheers, earsz, I really appreciate that :o)
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    AdGuy

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    This is my two cents...
    
       
    Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)