What are friends REALLY for???

[Leitmotif]

A friend will bail you out of prison... a *real* friend will be sitting next to you saying 'Man, that was fkn awesome!'

 

[wizdumb]

i think we should all go out for a beer

 

[MrG]

I was curious to see how this all turned out for *Plato*.

I clicked on his profile to check his last date of activity on the forum, right below that was my answer.
"*Plato* has not made any friends yet" lol

 

[bwana]

I was curious to see how this all turned out for *Plato*.

I clicked on his profile to check his last date of activity on the forum, right below that was my answer.
"*Plato* has not made any friends yet" lol

You resurrected a 6 year old thread to share that pearl of wisdom?

BTW - MrG has not made any friends yet [either].

 

[MrG]

These are the kind of things that happen when Seacom is down.

 

[ChocolateBadger]

Well I like to invite them to braais. When is there going to be a MyBB bring and braai for the forum members btw?

 

[DerpiesFreud]

Dunno who said it, but this sums it up for me:

Friends will help you move, real friends will help you move bodies

not sure if I should add my 2c to this 7 year old thread :erm:

 

[bassplayer]

I recently came to a conclusion about life, love and friendship that was cynical to say the least. I know that all of these subjects have been tainted by various useless discussions, and yet... here I go...

To fall in love is probably the greatest feeling in the world - to me atleast. When it happens, nothing else matters and life becomes a joyful song. I am the artist, my feelings the music and the world... well, my audience. It's just sad that falling in love, means being blinded by it. Means, missing those small things that ruins relationships. In the end, a year or two passes and ultimately you are alone and solitary in your failure.

What is friendship other than love between two people? Might not be the same kind of love - obviously!!!! Different kind of love, means different rules, right!? Right. This love is supposed to mean that you don't need to take so much bull@#%& as in romantic love. You are SUPPOSED to share it. You take a little bit of my bull%$#@, I take a little bit of yours...
Not that you needn't do it in romantic type of love - but as my mother always says: In love, there is always a fool...
That is not SUPPOSED to be the case in a friendship. Friendship means equality, understanding, compassion, comprimise and all those other clichè stuff.
Just like failed relationship, you get failed friendships. These are the rock-slides on your road of life you don't get over so easily.

I had a friend. She wasn't a good friend, or even my best friend - she was my soulmate (platonic). We had a bond that I thought was unbreakable. That proved to be stupid, because when the time came for the big L.O.V.E in her life, he sort of bonked me off my pedestal. I was nowhere to be found on her priority list anymore, and I had to go about my life alone. I hate that word... almost more as the feeling...
I think, up to this day - that is one of the deepest scars I carry with me.

As life do, it moves along and I made new friends. They were good friends, best friends and better friends. Disappointment, upon disappointment lead me to believe that, like there is only one true love in your lifetime, so there is only one true friendship.
All the others are mediocre relationships that cloud your judgement and take up time. I say that, because I haven't had a friend since, that would die to save my life. That would bend over backwards, and bend over once again to accomodate me or my feelins. Instead, I've been the one (as always) that saves the world, one friend at a time.
- just for the record; this isn't a self-loving essay...

So if friends let you down, break your heart disappoint you and make deeper and uglier scars than any spouse or lover could ever do... WHAT IS THE USE?

I think you need to find some new friends. Friends will let you down at times, because they are only human afterall. If you want perfect friends all the time that never let you down, buy a dog.

 

[bassplayer]

I dont believe in best friend ,as my friend hung himself by a belt over a women,and this on valentines day..go figure
He left me with guilt (as i did not see the signs of suicide)How could i ,i was just 19 years old at the time,At least he left me with good memorys.THis reply is dedicated to you bro..doppy d

I am sorry for your loss. I was in a similar situation when I was younger, as a teenager. My friend was at my house the day before he hung himself, and I didnt see the times.

Make peace with the fact that there was nothing you could do to stop him. You had no control over the situation. It took me years, but I eventually stopped blaming myself. Make peace with yourself and move forward. Good Luck.

 

[bassplayer]

Ahhh!! I only realised now how old this thread is. Thanks alot Monday!

 

[ShaunSA]

You resurrected a 6 year old thread to share that pearl of wisdom?

BTW - MrG has not made any friends yet [either].

MrG has no life therefore he has no friends

 

[MrG]

MrG has no life therefore he has no friends

When people on the internet tell you this you know your life is rock bottom

 

[RexxGrim]

not sure if I should add my 2c to this 7 year old thread :erm:

With inflation you would have to add R2.

 

[D3nz]

When people on the internet tell you this you know your life is rock bottom

Aah well, you have one thing going for you...a fantastic sense of humour

 

[Dolby]

Yes, I know this is an old thread .... but the below always happens.

I've seen it time and time again and it seems (to me anyway) it's the female way of doing things. They replace people and go through phases ... just when things are going well, repeat 'this too shall pass'

/emo

I had a friend. She wasn't a good friend, or even my best friend - she was my soulmate (platonic). We had a bond that I thought was unbreakable. That proved to be stupid, because when the time came for the big L.O.V.E in her life, he sort of bonked me off my pedestal. I was nowhere to be found on her priority list anymore, and I had to go about my life alone.

 

[ponder]

Women don't have friends.

 

[F1 Fan]

I disagree completely. I think you just have had bad experiences or take things too personally.

Im married to the only girl I ever dated, met her at the age of 10. And I have the same best friend for the last 12years. Are we as close as we were on high school? No. But we still talk regularly and are there for one another when we need it.

 

[azbob]

He's right and I hope he's okay.

 

[I.am.Sam]

He's right and I hope he's okay.

thank you