What Makes You A Good Friend?

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I guess I'm not a good friend. So here are some qualities that I apparently possess that probably keep people away:

* I'm shy
* I'm nervous / stutter a lot when with new people
* I'm self-centered
* I probably want a boyfriend more than a regular guy friend, and they pick up on it
* I'm not particularly proud of my looks
* I'm boring

On the other hand, I am loyal, I would be very sensitive to the other persons needs, and I'm a great listener...or so others have told me.

I don't have any friends. I have had any since college.
 

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I'm a good person and can have a laugh etc.

I agree with SenorRubi's post (2nd in the topic). I had one friend who was my best friend growing up then we grew apart...and others who have moved away and I haven't seen for ages. Now I get people I hardly knew at school/have nothing in common with/don't really talk to adding me on facebook. Which is why I've now cancelled that...

Also out of my friends I only have one who I'd say is a good friend, we have a laugh and have known each other over a decade. There are two 'acquaintances' I get abuse from for liking Prince, they say I look like a Jew :redface: etc. I don't really know them, and I moved away for a year too so idk what's up with them. I think they're insecure. One has a gf who's always giving me these looks. Maybe they're intimidated by me? :tongue:
 

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For any of you that have lost friends along the way due to distance or life circumstances, if they called, would you respond positively?

If I genuinely like someone, if I know them really well, no matter time and space, they are still my friends.

I saw a girl I went to highschool with the other day. She was a friend. We haven't talked in years, but I was happy to see her and she felt the same. That was really nice.
 

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I challenge the idea that time and circumstances would keep friends apart. If you really care for someone and love someone, then you'll understand that the friendship isn't always going to be so convenient. You'll get late night calls and you'll feel hard-pressed to write up a quick email, and you'll play phone tag, but all that shows that you're trying. You'll do it because you care for your friend, and you won't sit there waiting for your friend to disappoint you in return. You'll make the time.

On the other hand, I've learned that people really are meant to just be in your life for a limited time. I like that, I guess, because I know I'm still young and I can't afford to really make anything permanent right now. I love the good friends that I have and I'll keep them with me wherever I go.