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| Large | 22% | 229 votes | Total: 1032 votes | |
| Small | 78% | 803 votes |
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Should I have a large group of friends or a small group of friends? I'm going to go with Large only because Small seems so limiting and Large is a lot less confusing. Large ...read more
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I was hoping to walk in the middle on this debate, because life is not always black and white. A whole lot of gray is sitting out there to be experienced. For in my mind, it is...read more
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by Kary Gomez
Give Me Many Friends I would choose to have a large group of friends over a small group any day. I have known some people who only want one or two close friends. But what happ...read more
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I have a plaque that hangs in my kitchen about friendship. It reads "Friendship is the wine of life". It was a gift from a friend more than twenty years ago. Given long before...read more
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by Todd Pheifer
This is a hard topic to write on only from the standpoint of definitions. A "friend" is a person who is more than an acquaintance, that you have some sort of relationship with ...read more
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by Norma Budden
True friendships are important to everyone. People hang out with their friends when they feel bored, they have fun together, they share each other's joys and triumphs, and confi...read more
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by Magu Nguru
Man, naturally, is a social being. This means that he must associate with other people in order to survive. In today's world, it is therefore more advantageous for a person to h...read more
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by Blake Butler
I strongly advocate large groups of friends. In essence, it brings more of us together. In a world of "deceit" and trust issues, it is refreshing to see a large group of friend...read more
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"No man is an island..." is forever a clich. Yet this is usually the best thought that can strongly describe social relationships. Only islands can stand alone but not people. T...read more
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by Bubba Ray
The more friends the better is what I think because the more friends you have the more people you'll know, and the more options you'll have to choose to hang out with. I would l...read more
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"The more, the merrier!" Different people bring distinctive gifts to my life. I have girl friends, work friends and we have couple friends. Sometimes, all come together and f...read more
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Having large group of friends that are authentic is best. The more good friends we have, the better the fun, the better the ideas, the bigger the relief from isolation and selfi...read more
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The Great Part of Having a Lot of Friends Friends are the greatest thing to have come along since the cave man days. During my lifetime, I have accumulated a large group of f...read more
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by Doshua G
Ever heard "The bigger, the better?" Personally, I think it's better to have a large group of friends. Of course, this decision has its disadvantages and advantages just lik...read more
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Friendships are an important part of social networks that help provide support while they give meaning to life. Friendships form over long and short distances between members o...read more
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Having lots of friends are like having lots of assets and experiences in this world life cycle. With lots of friends around is great,you could seek from different kind of people...read more
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I have a very small circle of good friends. I have however, a very large number of friends/acquaintances, as I go to gym classes, dance classes and although I have great ti...read more
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In my own experience :it is good to have a largegroup of friends. It was a few years ago and i was younger and did not expected what life deserve me .Me and my family lived in...read more
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Is is better to have a large or small group of friends? Well there are many answers to that question. With a small group of friends you get to know each other better. You can ge...read more
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by Liza Nuing
I think having a large group of friends is the way to go. This is a matter of personal preference of course, but let me tell you why I think this way. I see my friends on a r...read more
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The short answer is that a small group of good, quality friends is better. Most people have busy lives and caring for your friendships is as important as caring for the other r...read more
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by Crystal Cook
I've been a silent observer or life and its many fascinating facets since the moment I was given eyes to see. One of the most intriguing and I must admit confusing aspects of it...read more
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The older I get, the more I feel that smaller groups of friend are better. We spend a lot of our early life wanting to be a part of something big, that we get lost somewhere in ...read more
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The way I define a friendship is a relationship with a person that is made up of give and take. You share experiences good and bad, you cry on each others shoulders and even wh...read more
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I prefer a small group of friends to a large group. I have had both in my life and I have to say, I've had better luck when my group of friends was small. The more friends you h...read more
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by Thomas Igou
I would rather have a few very great friends than a lot of average ones. A small group gives you the opportunity to pour yourself out, to be open and more honest. In short, to...read more
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by Deborah Hall
I have groups of "friends" that I go out with. Most of them are from work and we get together to do things like bowl, shoot pool, or go to a karaoke bar. These are fun excursi...read more
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by Annie Hassim
As in almost everything in life, too much or too many of something will not bring good endings and I believed it is true in term of having friends. I would prefer to have small ...read more
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I say small...Smaller groups of friends usually are more intimate, more close, more loyal to each other. With large groups, come too many egos, conflicting emotions and logical...read more
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by Gary Maclean
FRIENDS: MANY OR FEW I hope it isn't because I am not liked that I do not have many "friends." I want to be liked. I want to be appreciated but I am hesitant to give anyone w...read more
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According to a familiar axiom, "A friend is someone who knows all about you and likes you anyway." Most people are limited by both time and energy to having only a few close fri...read more
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Though some might want to have a large group of friends, it is actually better to have a small group. Your definition of a friend, of course, will determine your preference, but...read more
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Is it better to have a large or small group of friends? It is better to have a small group of friends, because then you know who your true friends are. You don't have to b...read more
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by Rich Rivers
Although a large group of friends is sometimes advantageous, I prefer a small group of friends. I am a not a very sociable person and I believe in the quality of friendship and...read more
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Man being a social animal, he or she cannot live all alone and they have to necessarily mingle with each other. Maintaining a smooth and cordial relationship with your fellow hu...read more
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by Caroline Tan
Personally for me, having a small group of closely knit friends is better than having a large wide spanning group of friends because I will not have the time to keep up with so ...read more
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Friends, everyone needs them. Sometimes the more you have, the more headaches you have. I think the old saying "less is more" certainly applies here. All through school w...read more
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Whether or not to have a large or small group of friends is pretty subjective. In my case, I prefer a small group of friends, I do stand by quality over quantity in the case of ...read more
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by Ana Montano
When it comes to maintaining groups of friends, I think size definitely matters. I've had many friends throughout my lifetime and some of them have been in my close-knit group ...read more
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I have heard it said, that you can count your true friends on one hand. That would be true. We all have a handful of people that we trust with our lives, our secrets and our f...read more
