every time I thought I had a best friend I got screwed,,and it wasn't very fun aghhh... I have a friend,,,very good friend now 3 years,,,maybe she is my best friend,,, I trust her and she trusts me. I know that if we were away for a long time I would miss her. ;-}
I think I have a best friend in someone I met on here, we just have to meet in person to make sure, but it seems pretty solid. I would rather a best friend then an acquaintance. A best friend is someone that you can talk to about anything. Someone that you can run things across and see what their opinion is before doing it. Someone that you can lean on in the good times and the bad times. Someone that would be will to share and do things with you. An acquaintance is like a passing ship in the night, you know it was there, but it doesn't last.
SouthernYankeeFayetteville, North Carolina USA480 posts
I have 4 very best friends since grade school. Even though were states apart, we would be there for the other if needed. When life gets hectic, we are just a phone call or e-mail away! My real friends are a part of me.
Yes, I think best friends are necessary if we want to learn and grow - to have a connection with another person who really loves us. We would be willing to listen to the good and the bad recommendations given to us as well as their willingness to do the same for them. I just have to remember that they aren't mine to keep but are mine to respect and cherish. Long time 'best friends' are a gift.
bamabeeceeBanks of the Warrior River, USA1,641 posts
I have a best friend, I can tell her anything and everything, and she understands and still loves me no matter how idiotic I am at times. I can call her when I'm happy, when I'm sad, and when I'm coming unglued. She always makes me feel better, cause she listens and really hears. I wish she could be everyone's best friend, cause she is the best one to have.
I have a lot of acquaintances, but none of them can fill the void my best friend left when she died. I think there is a big difference between the two. And acquaintance is for chit chatting and talking about the weather, a best friend is for those real talks and has that shoulder to cry/lean on.
It's definitely not necessary to remain alive because I'm alive and I don't have anyone that I would consider my "best friend".
Would it be nice to have someone who actually understands me? Sure. But I can't honestly imagine what that would be like. I don't think there was ever a time in my life when I knew someone who actually understood me.
My mother was probably the closest thing to a "best friend" that I ever had, and even she didn't understand me. Not her fault though, bless her soul.
Having said all of that, I have met women who seemed to understand me almost instantly. It’s like we were instant soulmates that had been very close best friends in past lives. Unfortunately every single one of those women were already happily married in very successful relationships with children.
I’ve also met some male coworkers who understood me well, and I them. But because of our separate lives we just never really hung out together after work.
So there are people out there who can and do understand me. I was just never fortunate enough to be in a situation where I could become best friends with them.
I tend to be a recluse anyway, which is something those people understood.
I will say that my life does feel empty though because of not being able to share my thoughts and emotions with anyone. So I guess in that sense best-friends are necessary for a really fufilling life.
I was always hoping to me a female best friend who wasn't already married.
As far as I'm concerned if your spouse isn't already your very best friend then you're married to the wrong person.
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or are acquaintances enough for you??