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  • 1 of 40

    by Ann E. Smith

    Friendships are precious, and like many precious things, they are also delicate. A true friendship goes beyond an acquaintanceship, but often the two are confused. In a real friendship, there is honesty and depth. There is...read more

  • 2 of 40

    by Jessie Sweety

    A True Friend, My Best Friends. What is a true friend? How is it that we can tell someone is a true friend? Or is every one we meet just people we cross by chance? These are questions we all ask ourselves from time to t...read more

  • 3 of 40

    by Miss AngelDe

    "Is Friendship For A Lifetime?" Sometimes friendship is for a lifetime. I have a friend from my pre-high school days. That is a lifetime friend for sure. We became friends and remain friends to this very day. We have a ...read more

  • 4 of 40

    by Linda Goings

    Twenty-seven years...I think that qualifies as a lifetime. That is how long my best friend, Marsha, and I were friends. We were friends from the day we met until the day that she died just a short year and a half ago. ...read more

  • 5 of 40

    by Ryan Fitzstevens

    Initially you hope to think that friendship can last a lifetime, that it runs thicker than blood and is solid through the instability of life. Yet, then again, you think of all the friendships that have been marred with b...read more

  • 6 of 40

    by Nancy Gilliam

    She Remains Springtime had never been so cold. In spite of the warmth of the sun, I could not protect myself from the icy blast of hatred that rushed at me relentlessly forming icicles on my tearstained cheeks during th...read more

  • 7 of 40

    by Erik Van Tongerloo

    Throughout our lives we meet many people, and some of these relationships are short-lived and others are for the long term. We all need a friend for finding happiness in our lives, and both our short and long term friendsh...read more

  • 8 of 40

    by Dazed n Confused

    Sometimes you meet people and forge friendships that last for life, sometimes you will meet people who are friends for a while and then fade from your life. I think this is just human nature and especially with people movi...read more

  • 9 of 40

    by Carolina Dream Coy

    Best Friends Forever and Always Ring a round the rosie pocket full of posies ashes ashes we all fall down. The joys of childhood, playing games and making friendships, friendships we are sure will last forever. Howeve...read more

  • 10 of 40

    by Roschelle Nelson

    A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. - Prov 18:24 Engage your mind for a moment and think back allowing yourself to remember your first best frie...read more

  • 11 of 40

    by Amanda Mcguire

    They say growing up is hard, no one ever said that losing friends along the way was harder. We've all heard that saying about how friendships come and go, and sometimes it leaves footprints on your heart, or something to t...read more

  • 12 of 40

    by Little Mermaid

    Undoubtedly friendship is for a lifetime! We come across various relations everyday.Parents,brothers,s isters,uncle,aunts,grandpar ents,cousins.Well the list goes on and on.Surprisingly or not these relations are all made...read more

  • 13 of 40

    by Joe Owens

    How long does a true friendship last? This is a question all of us will explore our entire life, I think. We have, on average, multiple connections with other people we call our friends. Some we share work experiences with...read more

  • 14 of 40

    by indiekid

    Friendship for a lifetime? It seems so surreal at times. Backdate the times with your friends or peers. You would have definitely come across people dropping cliche phrases such as "Let's be friends forever!" Of course, hu...read more

  • by Sharon Jenson

    Not so long ago, I would have answered, "Yes, a true friendship is for a lifetime". I am over 40 and had a friend since the age of 15. For over 25 years, we saw one another through many of life's changes and had remained...read more

  • 16 of 40

    by Megan Carreker

    Best friends forever? Or should I say, until time changes everything? I had one of the best friends anyone could wish for. Nothing came between us and we shared everything. But now, looking back, our relationship is dif...read more

  • 17 of 40

    by Jane E George

    Friendships can possibly last a lifetime if, as you grow together and find your own personalities, your own voices, each of you respects the differences that you are bound to reveal as you move forward in years. I can t...read more

  • 18 of 40

    by Donna Fallesen

    Is friendship forever? My answer would have to depend on different relationships with different friends. In the past, I have found that no, my friendships have not lasted forever. I have had about three good friends, wh...read more

  • 19 of 40

    by Brian Rummel

    I used to believe that if two friends made a decent effort at maintaining a friendship then that friendship would last a lifetime. Now I just don't believe that anymore especially if your not willing to make the effort, an...read more

  • 20 of 40

    by Rachel Scritchfield

    Is friendship for a lifetime? Who knows? I have had friends that I wish that I had never met. I have had friends that were great as long was the weather was good, but let one dark cloud pass over and they ran like scare...read more

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