Do you have many friends?

[tomatospooks666]

nope. people suck.

 

[neoratz]

i have some friends, but i think i only have 2 or 3 close ones! for a while i only had 1 close friend because my highschool friend group broke up and the one that stuck with me kinda drifted away for a bit. i would like to make more friends but i don't know if i could manage more than 3 or 4 close friends... i consider most people in my life nice acquaintances, i only start considering someone a friend when we talk for a bit. i think one reason i have a hard time making friends is because i feel like i can only REALLY connect with people who think similarly to me, and my definition of similarly can be a little tight.

......... so basicly i DON'T have many friends but i have a comfortable amount

 

[Dunquixote]

I thought I did (5+ offline personal friends) but with this pandemic going on, I’m questioning it and if anyone even considered me a friend or if I had that right to be theirs. Sorry, dealing with a bit of depression regarding offline friendships.

Online, I definitely have a good amount of friends . I am really happy I made so many good friends online .

 

[Dwayne Johnson]

nope, i've always been more of a loner. i talk to a bunch of people online but i dont really consider online friends to count the same

 

[trashpedia]

Not anymore. Used to have a lot, but they all slowly drifted away since we haven't kept in touch anymore.

 

[Toska]

I’ve a lot of acquaintances, but only perhaps 3 close irl friends. I’m extremely grateful for them and how they’ve helped me.

As for online, I’d say I have 2 friends! I’m not the most outgoing person, really.

 

[corncob]

i have my very best friend, who is my partner; a small circle of 3 close friends; and a slightly larger circle of other friends who i wouldn't really consider close (maybe 10 or so). i talk to my close circle every day more or less, and anybody else i talk to is just lucky bc i'm really not very social

 

[Roxxy]

I can get on with most people irl but as far as friends I have a very small group and of those I would say I would do anything for 3 of them and 2 I would trust my life to. First time in my life to have friends who I would consider family.

Online everyone here is so lovely and I am so happy to be part of a fab community. I have made a few friends who I feel so blessed and although online I feel I know them and will always treasure our friendship

 

[Neb]

I have a lot of online acquaintances. By acquaintances I mean people I only know a little about. Many of them ghost me for many months at a time because I’m not really a part of their lives. Some people in this category were those I used to consider friends. If I had to guess there’s at least 20 of them.

In terms of actual friends I have a handful. I have four irl and eight online. I haven’t been the best at staying in touch with all of them because I struggle at regularly texting more than one person at a time. It’s led to a lot of apologies. I wish I could fix this, but I don’t know how.

 

[Croconaw]

I commented here last year, and I’m not in contact with that one friend that I mentioned. It’s normal that people grow apart, though. That’s just how life works.

I do currently have four friends, but only three that I talk to consistently. The fourth friend is actually a cool person, we just haven’t talked outside of work yet. I did meet her friend group, though, and they do like me. Ngl, I’m very happy they like me. I could always use some more friends, lol. I’ve just been working basically because my future plans involve me being in a different city, so making long-term friends here might be a silly idea. Although, I’m very open to long distance friendships if I meet some cool people.

 

[Kitsuragi]

i dont have many, and one friend i do have im thinking about cutting off since theyre not that great of a friend

 

[Wiltedflower]

I’ve never had many friends. My one friend currently is probably just my boyfriend

 

[VanitasFan26]

No and I prefer not to have any friends give how I have so much bad experiences with them. If there is one thing my therapist told me its this "Sometimes its best not to have a lot of friends when you've been hurt by ones who were suppose to be your friend but they turned against you. Always trust your gut whenever you feel like something isn't right and be around those who support you the best. Its all about quality rather than quantity"

I am glad I don't feel too bad about not having any friends because at least I have some people in life who support me for who I am.

 

[Chris]

Hi folks! Please don't bump old threads when similar threads are already active. The How many friends do you have Irl? has been active for a while and is identical to this one, so we don't really need to unearth more old threads on the same topic - especially when a lot of the same posters now replying to this have already posted in the other one!

We're actually facing a bit of a problem lately with a lot of old threads on trivial topics being unnecessarily bumped here in Brewsters, so please keep this in mind before bringing threads to the front page. Think, "is my reply really so essential to this discussion that it is worth bumping a [x] years old thread?" If this continues to be an issue then we may need to start investigating to figure out if there are trends regarding the user(s) behind it and issuing warnings as appropriate.