How many friends do you have?

[TashaRose]

Virtually none ! I had a few I would have called friends before I was diagnosed with ME , and then they all kind of buggered off ( my then best friend and then boyfriend included - literally together ..) needless to say it put me off , but now I have my wonderful hubby and my family and I'm perfectly content with that . I don't feel like I need anything else ☺️ Like some of the other posters I get on fantastically with my sisters and cousins and we go shopping and so on .for me it's easier to have to to learn to trust as little people as possible x

 

[missBeauty-lic]

I have a few close friends, we go months without seeing each other we live all over the country now but we all go back home for a good catch up every few months, if we ever need anything no matter how far apart we are we always there for each other.

I have made the mistake of thinking of some people as friends when in the end it turned out they were just out for there selves just made me realise, you don't need a large group of friends just a selected one or 2 who need you as much as you need them
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[Missy106]

I lost most of my friends when i had my son. So now i know who my real friends are.
I have 3 and we speak more or less everyday through text. But my boyfriend is my real best friend. With him
I dont need anyone else xx

 

[MrsSlim]

Oh I think it's so important to have friends.. I'm married and yes my husband is my best friend of all but I think it's so important to have that girl time.
You never know what could happen in life.. Marriages/relationships break down sometimes, what would you do then?

I live 3 hours away from my two best friends because I moved due to my husbands job and I still speak to them both every single day. (I used to do that before I moved too)
Another childhood friend I see maybe once a year but it's like we have never been apart when we do meet up.
Lastly I have three close friends where I live now since moving down here 2 years ago, I think due to my husband being in the military you have to push yourself to get out there and be sociable or else you can get lonely.. it took me a while though because I wasn't going to force friendships when I really didn't have much in common with that person.

I guess everyone is different and I think both sides have to make the effort to arrange catchup/calling each other or else friendships can break down.. I love being able to chat to my husband about anything, but I also love a catch up and a cocktail with my girls x

 

[salj]

My friendships are really really important to me.

I have my best friend who I have been friends with over 20 years. I see her at least once a week and we talk all the time by text. And I'm her son's godmother. She is like family to me.

I also have 2 good friends I've known a long time who no longer live locally so I don't get to see them as often but I still love them.

I also have a very good friend that I met through vegan circles and she lives a little bit away, but I see her quite a lot and we've become pretty close in the 5 years or so we've known each other.

The rest are not close friends but some ex work colleagues, salsa buddies and acquaintances that I enjoy spending time with now and then.

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[Pinkbunny28]

I don't have a lot of friends. My friends are useless at the best of times. Always judging me, always saying their opinions are better than mine or being generally very boring. I just hang out with the boys x

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[GlamourEyes11]

I have only a few close friends but quite a few friends/colleagues and acquaintances that I enjoy spending time with too.

I call lots of people my "friend" but they're not necessarily people I would call on if I needed someone.

I also enjoy male company. Sometimes more than females! I've grown up with males, I'm not offended by their humour, as mine is similar

I have a few male friends too

XxxX

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[xxAmyxx]

My boyfriend is my best friend. Also my Mum and Sister. Other than that zero friends here.

 

[pinkknailss]

'1 is the lonely-est number that you'll ever know....'

That's all I have to say on that!

 

[MissyMuffin]

My ex hubby wouldn't let me have friends. I know it sounds stupid and I was weak for allowing him to do this but I did try to keep in touch with the girlies but he used to create such a fuss and sulk I'd give up.
Now I have friends and they make life so much better. As I've posted before I do find continuous contact difficult but I think everyone needs some mates of the same sex sometimes.

 

[Kirstyj1]

I have no friends and I like it that way tbh.
I hate people, far too dramatic and problem causing!!

 

[MissyMuffin]

I can't believe that so many of you miss out on the joy of a good girlie giggle and a bottle of wine.

 

[Steph86]

I would be lost with out my friends. Ive had a bad spell last year with my partner he left me for a week & again for 6 weeks. My Mum lives & works 2.5 hours away.

If it wasn't for my best friends I wouldn't have left the house. My phone bill was stupidly high because each one of them sat & listened to me! They also comforted me & fed me. I will never take them for granted again, we (me & my best friends) meet up with our other friends once a week for a meal, bbq, etc. Its a mix of couples & single friends so quite a few of us. The difference is, I confide in my best friends, & socialise with my 'friends'.

For the last 8 years Ive spoke to one of my best friends daily (unless on holiday then its more texting).

Id drop my fiancé like a hot potato if my best friends needed me. & he knows it. But he was a knob & left me twice & they came running when my Mum couldn't. Something like that sticks with you.

I have two half sisters (13 & 9) & no other siblings. So no one in my immediate family to fall back on when crap things happen.

I ❤️ my friends!

Xx

 

[MissyMuffin]

I know some people really genuinely do enjoy life better on their own but I personally don't. I don't mind living alone so much but actually not having friends to spend time with or have a natter on the phone when you live alone would be like being dead

 

[pinkknailss]

I can't believe that so many of you miss out on the joy of a good girlie giggle and a bottle of wine.

I miss my best friend and god daughter so much! We would talk nearly everyday and have so much fun! We had been friends since we were 11! And then one day she deletes me off BBM, blocks and deletes me on facebook and deletes her twitter. No reason, no explanation, nothing.

I haven't tired to ring or contact her either because I've done nothing wrong, but its my god daughters birthday soon so im going to need to get her a present somehow...

 

[Steph86]

I know some people really genuinely do enjoy life better on their own but I personally don't. I don't mind living alone so much but actually not having friends to spend time with or have a natter on the phone when you live alone would be like being dead

Me too! Xx

 

[Mobile Manicure]

I don't want any friends. They've all s*** on me. Good riddance. I'm happy chatting to my clients if I want a girlie natter.

We socialise with people in a group but I don't have anyone I would call up for a chat. That's the way I like it.

 

[MissyMuffin]

But what I'm getting at is if you were single, living alone, would you still feel the same. It's easy to forgo friends when you have a partner and kids and are busy, When I was in the middle of a family I would yearn for time alone. Now I have loads of time alone I appreciate the company of a variety of people, friends, colleagues, family, acquaintances.

 

[xxAmyxx]

But what I'm getting at is if you were single, living alone, would you still feel the same. It's easy to forgo friends when you have a partner and kids and are busy, When I was in the middle of a family I would yearn for time alone. Now I have loads of time alone I appreciate the company of a variety of people, friends, colleagues, family, acquaintances.

No I wouldn't. I had a best friend; she got a boyfriend; never heard from her unless she needed to borrow money!! If you went out for the night she would just sit and text him.
Can't be bothered with people they just irritate me.

 

[xxAmyxx]

I know some people really genuinely do enjoy life better on their own but I personally don't. I don't mind living alone so much but actually not having friends to spend time with or have a natter on the phone when you live alone would be like being dead

That's what xbox, tv, internet are for.

I actually find it sad that other people need to have friends.