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Do you have friends?
I read a study that was recently published that said people have fewer trusted friends then ever before.
In fact, the number of people who say they have no trusted frineds is at nearly 25%. The rest of the people surveyed averaged barely two trusted frineds, and fully 9% of the people surveyed said they completely rely on their spouse. So, how about it, folks? Do you have friends? I'm talking about the kind of friends you can call at 2:30 a.m. on a workday and they'll answer the phone. The ones who's house you can show up at 10:30 p.m., needing a place to crash, and they'll let you stay there without prying when you say you don't want to talk about it. Here's the link for the article. 6 comments from 6 users
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posted by
jewels
on May 3, 2007 at 12:54 PM
I have about 10 trusted friends, when you are in the AA fellowship, anything goes, 2 am, all night long, WHATEVER, we circle the wagons and stay in the middle of the herd so we dont get picked off. The herd is my support group.
posted by
gillfish
on May 3, 2007 at 01:59 PM
Friends come and go. I have learned to trust in my sisters period. I have 4 of them and a neice that I feel I can confide in and trust that they will care about what I am saying and also the biggy-KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL! The rule being that you must state that it isn't to be shared with other family members otherwise the whole family knows about the issue in about one day! Our doors and phones are always open to each other and I know that what my family shares is truely rare and special. I do wish that I had some friends up here in Tehachapi. It gets a bit lonely at times. Sometimes you just need to get away from the spouse for awhile. My family is spread out in CA. posted by
countygirl
on May 3, 2007 at 04:29 PM
I have the best friend ever! We've been friends for 17 years. We went all through high school with no dumb girl drama. Even though we don't get to spend much time together now I know she'll ALWAYS be there for me. lol It amazes me what people do to people they consider "friends". I have many friends, but I think all you really need is one great one. :)
posted by
LuvMyKatz
on May 3, 2007 at 05:03 PM
I am not one to make friends easily I have many good acquaintances, who I enjoy spending time with sometimes but I wouldn't turn to them in a crisis. When I go beyond the good acquaintance stage into friendship they become "lifers" and I would trust them with my life. I have 2 long time friends that are out of state who I can call after 2 or 3 years of no contact and pick up the conversation where it left off last time we saw each other. I have 2 newer friends that I have met since moving here to Tehachapi who I am close with. The best friend I have is my husband he is my other half.
posted by
eekitsaspider
on May 4, 2007 at 07:01 AM
I have 2 really good friends who live out of state that I would trust with anything. Then of course my Husband and my Mother are the top 2 I depend on them the most.
posted by
nhforjesus
on May 5, 2007 at 03:23 PM
It's true most people don't really have anyone they can talk to. The devil has made sure that most all people feel like they are all alone. With everything going on in the world people it seems have gotten use to keeping to themselves. Most men for example don't talk to other men because that would show weakness and everyone knows that isn't manly. In order to be a real man you have to be hard, you can't cry, and heaven forbid you stop and ask for directions! It sounds crazy but that is the way men are brought up. Along those lines it sounds just as crazy but people don't trust each other. Women and men are afraid if they let someone in they will get hurt. So we keep everyone at a distance and don't trust anyone. Children of God do this as well, most churched people don't really speak to anyone else except for Sunday and the mid week service. Churched people should be the most friendly, we need to be the ones offering a hand to anyone who needs it. The problem isn't why don't people have any close friends, the questions is how do you stop it, and find friends we can trust?
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