When do you consider yourself to be friends with someone?

[moonford]

Its funny because I was asking myself earlier today.

I like lists, so I'm gonna make one.

• When I can trust them
• Be casual around them.
• When I don't feel the need to put on this fake persona when I'm around people I feel uncomfortable with.
• When the care enough to ask how am I doing.
• When they look at my face and know I'm lying when I say I'm "OK"
• When they know how much I hate eye contact, body contact and so on.
• When we have the similar humour/ hobbies and dislikes.
• When I know they wont fail me in anyway and if they did I would find a way to forgive.

This is how I know I have a true friend/ can be a true friend and right now I essentially have 5 friends who I am an actual friend too.

 

[CatsAreSuperCool]

I consider myself friends with someone when we often have conversations with each other, and we appear to both enjoy each other's company.

 

[Xerolin]

I consider myself to be friends with someone when I'm able to be myself around them

 

[tybalt_cake]

If i share my food with you, its because you're a REALLY GOOD friend


*i hate sharing yo*

 

[mintellect]

When I feel like I can be myself around them and when I actually go out of my way to talk to them for several days. I'm not a very talkative person unless I'm good friends with someone.

 

[vel]

I consider myself friends with someone when they know my name, and they don't mind me going up to them and talking a little as the day goes by.

 

[Camburn]

I...I don't really have any friends D: T_T

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

I consider a lot of people friends, if I make a connection with someone I usually consider them a friend. If it's just someone I talk to when they initiate it like at work and stuff I usually consider them acquaintances. I used to only consider people who I "hung out with" like outside of work and school my "friends" but now I don't really hang out with anybody, so you could say I have no friends. But I consider a lot of people my friends. =D

 

[Alyx]

I consider myself to be friends with someone when I can tell that they're not just pretending to be my friend and we like the same things and can actually have real conversations, and that they actually enjoy spending time with me.

 

[thisistian]

When we can talk openly

 

[nami26]

when it gets to the point that they actually text you first without you having to text them first

 

[Oldcatlady]

When we text/message every once in a while, and hang out outside of school. I'd only consider them as acquaintances even if we've shared personal stories if those two conditions are not met.

 

[Mars Adept]

When you have talked to them enough times and you feel like you can have a really good time with them whenever you meetup with them.

 

[Hopeless Opus]

once i talk to them multiple times and i slowly get more comfortable around them

 

[Irelia]

when they give me free food

 

[HungryForCereal]

i consider myself friends with someone when im able to act myself around them instead of trying to act like someone im not. and also, when i can say things wwithout having to think about it and joke around.

 

[LinkToTheWorld]

I think you're lucky if you find a handful of real freinds in your whole life. I learnt the hard way that too many 'friends' are only interested in you when things are going good. I only consider 2 people actual friends. I've known them several years, they've always been there for me. One actually travelled an hour to come and see me in hospital for an hour.
I guess I don't really think of somebody as a proper friend until we know each other really well

 

[Reyrey]

I know this seems like a strange question, but when do you consider yourself to be friends with someone? I just ask because me and this guy from school have known each other for a while and we talk every once in a while (usually when we're around each other) and we may talk about personal things about ourselves but we don't usually see each other all that often and we don't see each other outside of school-related stuff really, either. I sort of consider him a friend personally, as we have shared personal stuff, yet at the same time I feel like he could be considered an acquaintance because we've never really seen each other outside school. So, in your opinion, when can you consider someone a friend?

Most of the people at school got to eachother's house and I talk with a lot of people but no one comes to my house or wants to... idek.

 

[namiieco]

They like to hang out with me often and I like them. I usually consider someone my friend when there is no awkwardness between us and we've been hanging out for around 2 weeks (but it depends really)

 

[Invisible again]

when it gets to the point that they actually text you first without you having to text them first

^This pretty much.