How Many Real Friends Do You Have?

[Andy]

So how many real (non internet) friends do you have and how did you meet them in the first place... from Childhood/College/Uni/Work? Friends that know your birthday, your family, your likes and dislikes, family, where you live, your music etc.

[CardShark]

damn depressing, my friend (not plural) i met when i was like 9 when we was at lowerschool.

Athough their are a few people I talk to over email or msn I know from my school/other education days.

I only have one friend in reality and my bf :-)

dont need any more did have loads when first on gayscene but realised i was only fresh meat so dropped them

I know a lot of people but they are not close enough to call my friend. I have alot of friends but they are not close enough to call a real friend

Friends, real friends, are hard to come by and i also think it's like having a relationship, you kinda have to work at it to keep it going


Nice thread Andy

I'm saying 7+ as there are very very few whom i would call a 'real' friend in the sense of like, i actually anticipate knowing them forever (in some capacity) and would be gutted if something were to happen to prevent that. Mostly tho the people i hang with are close to me, but not like, BOMAs or anything. And those whom i'm not massively close to tend to be quite transient, and even some of those i AM close to i see quite seldom.

I tend to take to people quickly and then move on shuold they not meet all my expectations...

That sounds a lot worse than i mean it to, huh??

Originally Posted by sox-and-the-city

... That sounds a lot worse than i mean it to, huh??

Pretty much

Apart from Albert ... well I have loads of friends, but most of those are people I also work with. One, or maybe three, is the number of those who are available for mutual support whatever the weather.

[fredv3b]

Over a lifetime friends come and go, but enemies accumulate.

Anon

[XRIMO]

Well, it depends on what level of friendship your talking about. There are lots of people I can label friend because we get along and can have a good time, but I would say that there is only one person I would call a 'true' friend that I can rely on and really talk to. Friendship is impossible to quantify really...

I have a lot of friends.

I have met my twin mate.

A couple soul mates.

A great number of friend mates.

A Best Friend Forever.

A BEMOFF.

I feel that I can rely on all of these friends/mates on some level or another.

[joseph]

frank waht is behmoff.i have frinds on gayspeak like frank my best frined ans other ones.not on gayspeak i have some frinds like it i see somtimes like of summerscime and collegs like if i seen them at the weekend! i love having frinds!

joseph, BEMOFF stands for Best EMO Friend Forever

No one apart from my mum and sister, I do have some mates from home I trust. At Uni I have drinking friends but I don't drink any more so they think I'm boring..

[Shadow]

I've got loads to be honest ... mostly male, and mostly from my school days. I've three best friends, all of whom I met at school (one at Primary School, two at Secondary School); and loads of schoolmates that I've come to know and become good, firm friends with over time.

I've got a fair few internet friends that have become real friends as well, such as our very own Wouldlikemuscle, Smurlos, Mark_GVA and others ... .

I probably have as many friends in real life as I do online ...

!?!?! Shadow !?!?!

[Phil]

2 good friends i see almost daily and a few online friends im really close too!

[Andy]

Hey thanx for sharing guys! I've probably got between 5-10 that know me really well. The weird thing is about 3/4 of my friends are Taurus too! Apparently Tauruses make really good loyal friends...