what is true friendship.?

Question

sometimes the so called best friends critisize your looks ,your desicions and try to put you down .does jealousy play a part too in true friendship.

Answer 1

hi..critisize of anyone's looks is something disgusting in any form, and jealousy is also never would be part of friendship..but..yes..true friend can always critistize yr decn if he/she is true friend & feels that yr decn is not proprer ..coz..he is real friend..true frienship is never should be based on any false praise ..but same time true friend will also appreciate , if he/she found something good in you.
most of the time, true frienship is very imp for us..as its been observed that, ..sometimes , we dont follow advise of our family members or our relatives but , we follow , the same advise is given by true friend...
but if u beleive , that yr friend is critisize yr look, he/she is jealous abt you then..i affraid its not true friendship , u r badly mistaken with this relationship...best of luck!!

Answer 2

I think true friendship changes over time. A true friend should be able to speak their mind about you, your decisions, your opinions, etc., but do it with love. There is such a thing as constructive criticisim. This type of criticism is meant to help you rethink something you're doing, a possible bad decision you're about to make, maybe something totally stupid you're doing out of anger, pain, frustration. Sometimes we don't see what we are doing as clearly as a friend would. A true friend should be able to alert you to these things using constructive criticism, to make you aware of how you may be hurting yourself. This shouldn't hurt you, but wake you up to face the issues of your own life.

There should not be any jealously, as you shouldn't be jealous of someone you love. You should be happy for them if something wonderful happens in their life. Putting you down is a form of jealously too, why would you hurt a friend? If these people call themselves your friends, perhaps you need to find new ones.

Answer 3

I think sometimes you will be jealous of your friends, but eventually you will realized they deserve to be happy. I'm sure at some point they were jealous of you. It doesn't have to be looks or popularity. True friendships is about accepting a person for who they are and always standing by them no matter what. If you are only friends with someone to boost your own popularity then you are not being a friend at all.

Answer 4

Jealousy does play a part, but it goes both ways.
My best friend from 4th grade had a tendency to change a hairstyle or and outfit if someone didn't like it. I would say, as long as you like it who the hell cares... It's what you like. If you ask your friends opinion on something, then you are second-guessing yourself, so don't take her opinion as negative. You will either change the outfit completely, modify it, or disregard it.
However, no matter what, you both should be able to tell each other anything.

Answer 5

definately, jealousy if the worst ever weapon to spoil a true friendship...many friendship can't last long because some of the friends are jealous with each others, they more prefer to live better than u rather to see that u in a better condition than them. so, you have to ask yourself, your friends critisizing for better or worse? for the sake of u or for their own purpose?

Answer 6

Real friendship looks at the heart, not just the "packaging." Genuine friendship loves for love's sake, not just for what it can get in return. True friendship is both challenging and exciting. It risks, it overlooks faults, and it loves unconditionally, but it also involves being truthful, even though it may hurt. Genuine friendship, also called "agape" love, comes from the Lord. The Lord Jesus calls us His friends and He laid down His life for us (John 15).

Answer 7

yeah u are totally right about that. jealousy does play a part cuz i have friends that get jealous of me cuz i get all the attention but they never say anything, i could just tell. u are going to go through ups and downs with friends. that's natural.

Answer 8

i don't think we can ever find that true friend that will support us through everything and stand by us no matter what , jealousy plays a big part in many relationships .

Answer 9

True friends do NOT do those things for any reason, ture friends may have blow outs but, its ok. They still do not ridicule each other or hurt each others feelings.
Anyone doing the things you describe is not a true friend, I would cut them loose and be way better for it

Answer 10

yes jealousy can take place in a true friend ship but u dont do any of that. i used to just talk to my friend and we'd reach an agreement. if u cant tell ur 'true friend' something without being judged she/ he isnt ur friend.