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The importance of discussions with friends 23 Articles

  • by Jimmy Nightingale

    Over the last 40-50 years, human technical capability has progressed at a seemingly exponential rate. We enjoy economic wealth like never before and economic growth has progressed from predominantly agricultural and manuf...read more

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    by Linda Shrigley

    The importance of discussions with friends Having someone to talk to when you have a problem, offers us the insight of other people's knowledge, and experience. Being able to talk to them is important to us, and if the ...read more

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    by Angel Sharum

    Friends make the world a brighter place, give you a port in life's stormy seas, and are just plain fun. A confidante, mentor, shoulder to lean on, and advisor; friends are something no one should be without. Having friends...read more

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    by Pope

    Honestly, if you can't have a good discussion with a friend then either you or that particular friend is not a good friend. Think about it (and yes, I know I tell everyone to "think about it" like five times per article), ...read more

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    by Lisa Hunt Warren

    The most valuable discussions I have had with friends (particularly when I was young) were those discussions that took hours and hours and that seemed to cover every aspect of life. Although I had several friends, each of...read more

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    by rbnstr08

    Forging closer friendships is what makes discussions with friends important. Loners are the only people who hardly have friends because they don't want to discuss with people. Atmospheres of discussion with willingness t...read more

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    by Arna Cook

    Friends Help Us To Find Ourselves Verbal communication is one of the most common forms of communication that humans use on a daily basis to get their messages across to other people. These discussions are easily facil...read more

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    by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

    Words, spinning around inside your head. If you have ever experienced this confusion where your thoughts take on huge proportions and threaten to overtake you whilst leaving you swimming in confusion, then you need to talk...read more

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    by Linda C. Turman

    Lets first define between the two.... It's important to have friends in ones life. It breaks us from the family. It's kind of taking a breather. To separate having space and being with someone you've become familiar with....read more

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    by Ruth Beltrante

    Ironically, I was just having a discussion with my friend the other day about the importance of having discussions with your friends. Every now and again one of my close friends and I will find our way into a philosophical...read more

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    by Jon Coe

    Friends discuss things in such a way that strangers or acquaintances do not. Friends sift through the minuscule details, the things that bother us and gnaw at our inner feelings. Friends love, acquaintances do not! I ha...read more

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    by Jennifer Brister

    Spending time with my friends is often my sole way of maintaining my sanity. When you've had the sort of day where your boss tells you that she doesn't like to hang around gay people because she's afraid she'll catch somet...read more

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    by Karen Greenberg

    If I couldn't have discussions with friends I don't think I would see much point in life anymore. To me, the best part of living is sharing ourselves with others. That is actually one of the ways I define who is a friend...read more

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    by Terra Votaw

    Everyone says... "Get it off your chest and you will feel better", or, "tell someone and the pressure will go away". The question is... Who is there to tell? Most of the people in this world, (I hate to say it), have ...read more

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    by Meenakshi Parihar

    FRIENDS AND DISCUSSIONS At times it is good to discuss one's ideas and views with friends. It lightens your mind and might answer those abstract questions tossing in mind. Various questions when keep striking in mind an...read more

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    by J. K.

    Relationships are a partnership. Like a plant, they need water and light to grow. If you discuss your life with a friend, it helps both of you to understand each other better. They are more inclined to offer good solut...read more

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    by Marcella Gencarelli

    Some of my favorite memories involve my friends and I just kicking back, playing ps2, getting high and just talking. About politics, and why we feel our generation is full of chumps. About love, and how it's so frigging bl...read more

  • 18 of 23

    by Rita Lawrence

    Friends are people that God place along our road's life to encourage, uphold and lead us. They are like a part of ourselves and it is no wonder that it is often said that friendship is the most important thing in one's lif...read more

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    by XINYU HU

    Friends are the most precious people in life. To discuss and debate issues of high sensitivity and significance is not like talking to anyone else - friends are a speical part of being human on this planet earth, fragile, ...read more

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    by Melissa Hansen

    Metamorphosis of a Once Shattered Girl There one was a girl Lost and alone, Or so she thought She simply didn't know Just how much she was loved She worked at the grocers Pushing carts and cleaning. At...read more

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