2007-03-08 02:19:53 · 34 answers · asked by Roxas of Organization 13 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Family.
2007-03-08 02:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think family is more important. For a long time friends are more important because you choose them and so they mean more to you. They are more fun. You can tell them things you can't tell your family. They do things your family wouldn't approve of.
Then family gets to be more important. Mainly because friends move around to new groups of friends and they meet members of the opposite sex and fall in love and want to start their own families. Then family becomes more important again.
Friends never really OWE you anything which makes it a more laid-back relationship. You go to family when no one else will take you in (they're all busy, they're all in relationships) and perhaps your family will or at least try to help you get back on your feet.
2007-03-13 15:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by kathyw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Family is more important than friends, because friends come and go, but Family will always be there,for you.
2007-03-15 13:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by a.vasquez7413@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a harder question than some may think. On the news the other day there was a woman who tried to set fire to her husband and two kids while they were asleep. Not to mention all the cases of abusive parents, dead beat brothers or sisters, and family that's not even around when you really need them. Friends do tend to come and go, but the really great ones manage to be there a while. Some may say that the difference between friends and family is you can choose who you're friends are... I guess what I'm trying to say is it really depends how screwd up your family is.
2007-03-08 02:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by ragefury 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Family to me is way more important than friends.
2007-03-08 03:49:27 · answer #5 · answered by Jaime A 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is completely personal. Fundamentally family are siply related by blood (or DNA, if you like) and why does this suddenly make them important. For someone who was adopted i'm sure there adfopted family would be more imprtant to them, than the ones who abandoned them. I personally do not get along with most of my family. My friends are much more important to me. So i guess it all depends on what level we're talking. On a superficial level i guess most people will put family first, because they are related but what they then have to decide is whether their friends/family relationships run deeper than blood.
2007-03-08 02:26:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As you may have read already- Family is more important because they are your blood. It is good to have friends that feel like family but never choose one over the other.
2007-03-15 06:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by Sylvia T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
blood should be thicker than water ... but sadly its not always the case in everyones situation. Family isnt ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU. Usually Family never shows up unless they want something or talking about ya behind your back. Friends can be as close as family and be just as important than a DNA family member. If my husband and my sister was hangng off a cliff... I am sure i would save my husband because i am much closer to him than I am with her. She has her favorites in the family... im not one of em. People just say blood is thicker than water because they feel that its the right thing to do. well... really its a mater of personal preference really... i love my family.. but the family i created with my husband is more important to me.. what would my children do without their daddy... For some it will be hard to understand.. others will agree with me who are floating on the same boat with me here. Sometimes family can be downright depressing and moochers and think just because you are related they expect stuff for free all the time.
2007-03-14 19:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by misspookett 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyones family life is differant. In my case I have some family but do not know most of them. but my sister that lives in the same town never comes to see me or my mom. my friend nicole has been my friend for 10 years now and i consider her to be my sister. i know that she is not going any where. I thank to put friends at the level of being family takes a while to astablish.
2007-03-15 07:08:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This would have to be answered on a case by case basis. Respect those who respect you and that is where my loyalties would lay. A true friend is a true friend for a reason, family is a coincidence of birth. I choose my friends and not my family, I like like all my friends but not all my family. There are family members I have become friends with as well as friends that are as close to us we consider family. I feel DNA means nothing it all boils down to respect shown to each other
2007-03-08 02:31:22 · answer #10 · answered by w2kaad 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋