Why do people have so few real friends 30 Articles

by Kodjo Adadevoh

The concept of friendship is truly a complicated one and the concept changes at various points in our lives. As young kids, most of us can recall many people we considered friends. At this stage in our lives, we are consum...read more

by James Marsh

I'm no expert at people and the way they think but I think the answer to this is quite simple and straight forward. Don't worry though I'm not going to suggest that the reason why we have so very few real friends is that e...read more

by Paul Yap

If you look up the meaning of a friend in the dictionary you will find several different defintions and possible meaning of a word we normally use to account for the people we meet in our lives. But what does it mean ...read more

by Slavica Stevin

Having good friends is what we all want, friendship is just so great when it's real. Friends need each other for company, for support in so many different situations in happy times or sad times. We are happier when we can ...read more

by Ronnell Kelley

Knowing the Seasons of People You Call Friend. It amazes me how so many people use the term "Friend" so loosely when in actuality most people have maybe 3-6 real friends. What do I mean by real friends? I am so glad...read more

by Lynn Simpson

Throughout our journey in life we meet so many people as the chapters fold. Before we venture out into the "real world", our friends are usually people who have lived in the local community, attended the same schools, comm...read more

by Esther Dacanay

Real friends. That is the operative phrase. There are acquaintances and then there are real friends. Some confuse one for the other, but when it comes down to knowing who would stick closer than your own brother or sist...read more

by Kim Hardy

It is hard work to have real friends and once that relationship has developed, just like any other relationship, you have to nurture it. This means it takes time to make a real friend and it takes time to nurture that fri...read more

by Linda Steinbiser

If my ex mother-in-law met you just once, she considered that you were her friend. Sometimes it was only a "Hi!" on the elevator and she adopted you as her friend. Not that she ever did or said anything with these people...read more

by Broze Steggles

My counterparts have the same name: Amanda. This name is now, to me, synonymous with peace; it rings of acceptance, joy, relief. As an adult, making friends can feel like a military operation: strategic planning meet...read more

by Benjamin Saunders

Why do people have so few real friends? that's easy. because everyone is asking that question (why don't I have a real friend?). What people need to realize is that They FIRST NEED TO BE A REAL FRIEND!. Stop looking and w...read more

by Barry Williams

As we go throughout life our very being is assaulted daily. To cope with these assaults we build barriers to protect us. We learn to hide behind these barriers whenever insults , humiliations ,unwanted attention or attacks...read more

by Triccia Angelica Galura

In this world we can have many friends as we want but finding the real ones are only few. You need to be with your friends to be able to find out who they really are. It will take several months or even years to find who y...read more

by Vivilyn Peterson

It is interesting to note that in pre-k, elementary and grade school, we had numerous friends and perhaps just as many enemies. By the time we entered high school, the term best friend became more distinct in character, su...read more

by Jay Halseth

Although the world is constantly evolving and changing to suit the needs of no one in particular, I find it interesting that people throughout history, from the simple living person centuries ago to the present day mayhem ...read more

by Sylvia Woodham

Mirror Mirror on the Wall Have you ever had this experience? You know someone who reflects to you something you've had to learn the hard way in your own life... You know that you never would have seen yourself clear...read more

by Carolyn Lanier

My favorite saying is " Make new friends, but keep the old, for one is silver and the other gold ". Which I find very true so I guess you can say I like to collect friends. I have friendships that I place in different cate...read more

by Helen Tay

Why do people have so few real friends? The reason I could think of is that one needs to put in effort and time in a friendship and it is this lack of time and effort that causes the lack of true real friends. In our...read more

by Debbie Robus

It is hard to understand why people have so few real friends today. One of the things that comes to mind right away for me on this one is politicians. So many times they shake your hand and act concerned and committed to...read more

by Bones

When you are younger you don't have all the the hustle and bustle that you do when you get older. Your friendships are the most important to you and you can count on them. It seems when you get older you have jobs, famil...read more