Friends - June 2006

Americans' circle of close friends shrinking By Amanda Beck
Fri Jun 23, 3:04 PM ET



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans are more socially isolated than they were 20 years ago, separated by work, commuting and the single life, researchers reported on Friday.



Nearly a quarter of people surveyed said they had "zero" close friends with whom to discuss personal matters. More than 50 percent named two or fewer confidants, most often immediate family members, the researchers said.

"This is a big social change, and it indicates something that's not good for our society," said Duke University Professor Lynn Smith-Lovin, lead author on the study to be published in the American Sociological Review.

Smith-Lovin's group used data from a national survey of 1,500 American adults that has been ongoing since 1972.

She said it indicated people had a surprising drop in the number of close friends since 1985. At that time, Americans most commonly said they had three close friends

2006-06-27 08:35:20 · 6 answers · asked by bambi 5

MY FRIEND IS PREGNANT WITH A GIRL AND DOESN'T WHAT NAME TO CHOOSE LOL THANK YOU IN ADVANCE .

2006-06-27 08:31:57 · 30 answers · asked by sheshma2003 1

like do you kiss your best friends? even just a friendly peck on the cheek? Do you think anything of it when you do this?Do they kiss you back?

2006-06-27 08:29:52 · 7 answers · asked by Big K 2

2006-06-27 08:28:41 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-27 08:25:33 · 31 answers · asked by candide440 2

I am a shy male and I am really shy taling to guys

2006-06-27 08:22:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

the women will be approached innocent by law .while number of ladies are also rude and cruel.they will haras her husband in routene as well as bed life.but in front of law and order if she told she is maltreated /called for dowery this fact will be accepted by the judges.why?

2006-06-27 08:21:08 · 3 answers · asked by linda 2

This (sort of) has to do with the other question I asked, as it's the same guy. But I'd do this for any of my friends.
The problem is, I know someone online who drinks. The guy's a steady drinker. Whenever he has a problem, he takes to the drink. He often talks to me drunk, though his typing doesn't waver. He once said he loved me, and when I told him I didn't appreciate the drinking, he gave it up. For about a month. Then he went back to it.
I'm desperate to stop him, because it's not healthy for him and it shows he doesn't care about anyone. Is there any way to stop or even slightly stem the flow? Thanks for all answers in advance.

2006-06-27 08:12:39 · 14 answers · asked by Calire 1

i dont get it guys thats older than me tend to approach me guys my age 26-29 never approach me if anything i look yuonger than my age

2006-06-27 08:08:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Mom doesn't know that I'm a Goth, I'm afraid to tell her, she only listens to me when what I say is what she wants to hear, and I don't want to get in trouble for making her mad. It's practically impossible to talk to her(really) but she says that I can talk to her about anything. I'm smart I'm not into drugs or alchohol but I like being Goth and It's hard for her not to notice that I wear black every chance I get. I can handle myself with everyone else except her and I know she's going to bring it up sometime, what should I do?

2006-06-27 08:05:23 · 20 answers · asked by black_n_pinkd 1

2006-06-27 08:04:59 · 9 answers · asked by brandin t 1

2006-06-27 07:44:48 · 5 answers · asked by neer 1

my dad is a 62 year old man, i have been proud of him, he does not look 62 at all. its like he on his late 40s im not even bragging, anyway let me get to the point, for 2 months now now he's had this weird looking thing on his bottom lip, its like this big, nasty thing with puss coming out of it. i mean its really weird, i dont even know what this can can be.

so he went to this nearest clinic and they prescribed him some pills which didnt work and that was a month ago. that thing is still there and he refuses to go to a hospital to find out what the hell that **** is(and no its not herpes)

i love my father to death, but i keep telling to go and he keep saying "they are not gonna do anything, they just gonna prescribe me stupid pills which will never cure anything"

im all like wtf.... im gonna drag him to the hopital by his lip if doesnt go by tomorrow, i swear, im 22 years old and he has no idea what effects this has on me. almost every night he has a fever and i dont understand, hes so stubborn...

please help me help my daddy, i love him so.

2006-06-27 07:42:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do u need 2 lose weight or is it okay
Does weight have 2 do with a realtionship meaning if a guy likes u or not

2006-06-27 07:40:48 · 23 answers · asked by sexy100 2

My husband and me have so much in common. There just one thing we have difference i'm too jealous. If he just look at a girl especially if she's nice I become jealous. it end up in arguing today i get so upset thinking about if he met he's x-gf he would rewind everything on his mind between him and his x. Pls. help me... Sometimes i hate myself!

2006-06-27 07:31:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

can u tell me what to do?i just moved on to a new house and there is this guy he lives right by me and he is soo hot and i want say hi to him but i don't know cuz i don't know if he wants to be my friend and i realy want us to be friends.so plz help me cuz i'm too shy and some times i hate it cuz it don't help me to make new friends

2006-06-27 07:25:27 · 8 answers · asked by ♥♥♣BABY GIRL♥♥♣ 4

Like sence Im very very popular everyone wants to be me...
Well theres this one girl who wants to be my friend so we were friends ( atleast for a lil while ) then she starts acting like me and stealing my friends and stuff she even tried to get my boyfriend away from me!
Well I told her that we can't be friends and like that the stuff she did was very rood and stupid.
Like I'm not a bad or mean girl but I just told her I didnt trust her and that people I don't trust I can't be friends with.
So now she is following me and still doing the things she did and like keeps calling me on my celland won't leave me aloe. She is also keeps coming to my house. She is still acting like I'm her friend. She's acting like a stalker like she's absested with me! LIke how do I tell her to stop or else and to make her stop!
Like how do I get her to stop with out her doin somethin bad or for I don't have to hurt her feelings.?
Because i'm not a mean or bad girl.
If you want the HOLE story mail me!

2006-06-27 07:22:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a friend whos name is sheena.i have problem and its love.i am falling in love with her.we talk to each other 3 or 4 hours each day.she tells me everything.she talks to only one guy and thats me.i know i am very close to her.but when i told that'i love her'she said she doesnt like me.i told her that i cant forget her.i thought now she wont talk to me for long time.but i was wrong even though she knows that i love her.she talks to me regularly 2 or 3 hours each day.we meet each other regularly and i know when we are far from each other she miss me a lot.she is very good at heart but she doesnt express her feelings.even now she is telling me that her family has arranged her marriage when she was in 8th.and she loves that guy.but i know that she is lying because whenever she gets time she talks to me only.i am really very confused what to do.i will die if she will leave me.one thing i know that i am the only guy who is very close to her and that for sure.i cant live without her.i am not getting whats in her mind.she tells me everthing every little thing in her life.i can see love for me in her eyes.but she doesnt tell anything about it.every time i ask her about my love she says "she is not intersted in me" we are just friends.please help me friends.should i wait for her.she hurts me lot.she talks to me rudly but after some time forgets everything and says sorry.i know she cant live without me but its according to me.i cant think about other girl and she knows that.i tell her about every friend of mine.she knows i cant live without her.please help me.

2006-06-27 07:18:38 · 10 answers · asked by nilesj k 1

I'm generally very shy until I really get to know someone, and I just moved into town and I don't know many people. I'm getting pretty lonely. I don't like bars, clubs, pool halls or bowling alleys. Where else can I make friends?

2006-06-27 07:18:17 · 8 answers · asked by ROS Sunshine 1

2006-06-27 07:13:22 · 1 answers · asked by Darkmaster 1

I have

2006-06-27 07:08:45 · 23 answers · asked by Lorenzo 3

2006-06-27 07:05:42 · 24 answers · asked by karlee p 1

your opinon

2006-06-27 07:05:40 · 13 answers · asked by raye 1

2006-06-27 07:02:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-27 06:58:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-27 06:57:12 · 4 answers · asked by Rachelle 1

I can't stand when guest don't take off their shoes, I have beige carpet and white tile and it really shows dirt. I hate sounds like a nag, and posting a sign seems even more rude. Any suggestions or should I just grow up and directly ask "Please take off your shoes" ? Even tho I have a bunch of shoes by the door, people just don't get it....

2006-06-27 06:57:11 · 4 answers · asked by littlelemurface 1

watsup

2006-06-27 06:54:53 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 25 year old friend that has a dream to be a pro bowler. He's pretty good and I have full confidence that if he took it seriously, he probably could be pro. However, I don't know that he has the drive to commit to getting to the next level.

Should I support him and tell him that I believe he can do it and pursue his dream, or should I be honest and tell him that, while I think he's good, I don't think he has the heart for it?

2006-06-27 06:49:03 · 7 answers · asked by jekyll_hyde_you_decide 3

a true friend, but most of them were mean , they were with me coz of my money, sometime coz i am intelligent , most of the time coz of i have a car, i have started believing that i am too good to have a friend in this world, what shd i do , i need a friend....

2006-06-27 06:48:50 · 15 answers · asked by gudsaurav 2