Let me try to explain better my question so as not to make it seem to simple. I know we have all heard "what are friends for?", but
my question is the theory of what is really a "friend"
What do you do with a friend. What do you need from a friend?
Help or aid? Informaton? mutal appreciation? somebody to share views with? well you can do most of that with random strangers on this forum?
What is a friend really? somebody to get to know more on a personal level? but why??? why do you need that?
2007-01-19 23:30:15 · 20 answers · asked by fdalsjflda a 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Knowing people on a personal level makes them "friends" it encourages trust and therefor allows you to be frank and open in your views and honest and free when pouring out your troubles. People need friends to release the build up of stress AND elation.....Folk on here are acquaintances not friends. (they become friends by learning to trust and understand others' behavioural patterns)
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Yes Nini we met on here and I'd like to think we were more than friends babe. it aint all bad. Some people get nothing for reaching level 4 but I got my prize early. I love you and will never stop telling you xx
2007-01-20 00:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Friends are a complex issue. They are there to show you that they are care about you and are always there for you (true friends that is). They appreciate you and miss you when you are not there. I think the purpose of freinds is someone with whom you can relax and show you inner self to without judgement. These people are the ones you would consider know you best. The people that tell you that you are not being pathetic when you really are. They undertand you. The most important thing about friendship is that it is a two way process, where competition and jeolusy doesn't exist because the love is so great you would want something better for them than yourself.
We need these people to reassure us that we are worth it and give us a reason to live. General happiness depends on it (that has been proven).
2007-01-19 23:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by jem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend is someone you can hang with. A friend is someone you can tell and share your darkest inner most secrets. A friend is someone who gives you a shoulder to cry on. A friend is someone who will give you support in bad times. A friend is someone who will help you in your time of need. A friend will give you advice. A friend will listen to you. A friend is someone who is there for you at ANYTIME. This can be at 3 in the morning, It can be when you are in the middle of SEX. A friend is there. NOT like people here on Yahoo Answers. You canNOT compare the two. They are totally different people. Good people BUT NOT friends. I hope I helped you out here.
2007-01-19 23:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A friend is someone who treats you kindly and is always there for you.
Here are my rules for friends...
1. Lets you read his/her diary.
2. Stands up for you.
3. Invites you to a sleep over.
4. Grows up with you.
5. Never lets you down.
6. DOESN'T go off with someone else.
7. Is a shoulder to cry on.
8. Someone who has feelings for you as soft as a teddy.
9. Loves you like family.
10. You never want to leave each other.
If your "friend" has all these qualities, you know you're in good hands.
2007-01-20 08:32:18 · answer #4 · answered by My Best Friend is an emo! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend is a person who knows you very much and you appreciate him/her a lot, and vice versa. So he/she can help you when necessary, understands you, shares with you your joys, advises you about what to do when you are unsure...
A friend can/will do all these things because of the two first reasons. He/she will not do it free if he/she does not appreciate you, because it is not funny to be with someone whenever he/she is down. And nobody can give good advices when he/she does not know which is your situation, personality...
2007-01-19 23:54:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a friend is someone who is special.
someone whom u trust, love n respect.
someone whom u r willing to die protecting.
someone whom u can laugh, cry n quarrel with knowin at the end of the day, u'll still be friends despite all ur differences.
a friend is like a mirror to ur soul, a guide thru troubled n confused times, a source of afirmation when everybody n even urself is in doubt of urself.
a friend is someone u are not but everythin u wish to be.
tat is y everybody needs friends - to feel complete.
2007-01-20 08:10:29 · answer #6 · answered by jolyn7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend to me is someone who doesn't bother me much. Never needs me to help them with anything. never asks to borrow money. But will invite me to parties where there are plenty of hot chicks looking for a good time.
And once in a while, he (or she) will go watch a football game with me at a local sports bar.
2007-01-19 23:35:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Woman
2016-03-29 05:58:36 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone to be there for you when your sad and be the one to always make you happy and just have fun with they'll lend you money and you'll pay them back you wont hate them nor wil lthey hate you buddies or amtes for life someone to trust .other people choose not to get clsoe to others bt somethimes its hard i recon a friend is someone you can do anything with lol my best friend and i get along and we never fight if we do were over it like a snap of a finger you;ll always chat and thats stuff someone to keep you company.. lol the list is endless
2007-01-19 23:36:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend is somebody you can trust, confide in, be there when you need them the most, but most of all, a friend is Platonic.
2007-01-19 23:33:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋