Family & Relationships How important are Friendships?

[TheKanga]

How important is having friends to you?

I have acquaintances, people i chat to when they are around but i wouldn't go out of my way to see them or hang out with them.
Maybe i need to meet more exciting people or something but i just don't care enough about friends.
It's funny how society can perceive someone as a loser because they don't have friends.

I also am rather introverted and enjoy my own time.
(when I'm not spending it with my missus and daughter)

 

[MrCharisma]

How important is having friends to you?

I have acquaintances, people i chat to when they are around but i wouldn't go out of my way to see them or hang out with them.
Maybe i need to meet more exciting people or something but i just don't care enough about friends.
It's funny how society can perceive someone as a loser because they don't have friends.

I also am rather introverted and enjoy my own time.
(when I'm not spending it with my missus and daughter)

Probably the second most important thing in my life after family.

 

[Hairy Lager]

Will knife you when your back is turned at every opportunity. Do NOT trust.

 

[TheKanga]

Will knife you when your back is turned at every opportunity. Do NOT trust.

When i was in year 11 & 12 i had heaps of stoner buddies.
Don't see any of them nowadays people can be very selfish.

 

[Seeds]

Having multiple friends are for the women folk. Waste far too much of your time and prevent you from doing fun stuff. You do however need one rooting buddy to share all your thoughts, desires and intimate moments with. Most important thing in the world.

 

[Gus Poyet]

Depends on the person. Some people function much better without the influence of others around them.

Some people are so needy they need people around them all the time.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I think having at least a handful of good friends is important. I never really had close group until the last few years and I think it's helped me be a better person. It's not only great to have somebody to get together with and watch a game and have a couple of beers, but it helps with overall social life. It's also good to have people to bounce ideas off or help you when you need it - whether it be just helping you move or babysit or something more serious. For the most part, humans need social interaction and to feel a belonging.

 

[Kynge of Begrem]

Nowhere near as important to me as my partner is and nowhere near as important to me as they are to her.

 

[Cmarsh]

The phrase "friends come and go" has certainly found resonance in my life. When life circumstances change, friends often change with them. Haven't found other catch phrases like "friends stick by you through thick and thin" ring true at all.

 

[TheKanga]

The phrase "friends come and go" has certainly found resonance in my life. When life circumstances change, friends often change with them. Haven't found other catch phrases like "friends stick by you through thick and thin" ring true at all.

Yeah i agree with that, friends/acquaintances i had when i was in school are so easy to fall out of contact with. (i'm 24 now)
When i stopped smoking weed i stopped seeing the people i would smoke with.
Also when my daughter was born that made it hard to find the time to maintain friendships.

 

[Gus Poyet]

 

[Bardo State]

I find it helpful to have a small group of close friends, say perhaps 3-6 that you can bounce thoughts off of or be with to pass time and enjoy yourself with, definitely good for your headspace. Beyond those quite close and personal friends, I don't think it really matters and the people are largely interchangeable.

I say that even as a bit of an introvert and a person who enjoys time to myself, but I've been through stages with no real friends, lots of 'friends' and with a small group of friends, and the latter is definitely better.

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

I have about four people I'm good mates with, two of whom are from school. I do sort of know other people from around the place (e.g. friends of friends) who I talk to at gatherings and things, but I honestly don't feel the need to have 100 friends. I don't have facebook either so this could be part of the reason that I don't have more "lower level" mates, if that makes sense without sounding disparaging.

 

[sabre_ac]

Its hard to trust someone who doesn't seem to have any friends or jumps friendship groups frequently. The ability to maintain long term relationships with family, spouses and friends is a big tick in my books.

 

[The Dice Man]

Having multiple friends are for the women folk. Waste far too much of your time and prevent you from doing fun stuff. You do however need one rooting buddy to share all your thoughts, desires and intimate moments with. Most important thing in the world.

HEH?

 

[Sydney Bloods]

I guess I only have 1 true friend, now live in different states and still thick as thieves, call each other atleast once a fortnight chat on Facebook etc, I'm God father to his kids. Buy each other Xmas gifts vist each other when on holidays etc. Been mates since we were playing under 6ers

The rest are more or less acqaintances I call mates, but honestly I dont care about them beyond just someone to hang with/get drunk with/tell you which sheilas are sluts.

I also have a shit load of female "mates" though, see: girls that have friend zoned me.