How many real "friends" do you have?

[The Dude]

I started thinking about this the other day when my wife was saying how depressed she gets when she gets home from work and has no one that she trusts to talk to or that understands her that she trusts other than me. My wife works 7am-3pm 5 days a week. I work 2pm to 12am or there abouts 4 days a week. This got me to thinking how many people I know vs how many I truly trust and consider friends. It was sobering and in times like these real friends are so rare. As far as people that know me and I trust 100%, I have my brother, my mother, my wife, CH3N02, and Leatherhead. All of these people I know are and always have been there for me. They know me 100% and there are no secrets. I know that any one of these people would risk their life for me without hesitation as I would do for them. LeatherHead is a strange addition as I thought to myself. I met him only a few years ago through CH3N02 who I have known for well over a decade. He joined this group quickly and I guess the reason for this is that CH3N02 trusts him without question. I respect CH3N02 so much that anyone with his trust wins my trust. I also find it funny that I have gone months if not a year or more at times without speaking to each of these people simply because we got caught up in life, but the trust never waivered. I also found it strange that I trust many people on this forum that I have never met more than people I have known for 15 years or more.

 

[Metal85]

Im about to go to bed so I will read this tomorrow however from the title, the older I get the fewer real friends I have

 

[ajwestie87]

This got me thinking!! I have no friends!!! Lol I got the wife and kids and that's it.

 

[dorian123]

I was always told that aside from your immediate family you have only a handful of people in this world that you can trust

its true most people will throw you under the bus, hell most people would probably put it in reverse and run over a second time...

 

[Lightsout]

I have to buddys that I can trust that I work with.. And after taking to my brother from another mother ZEUS last week I now that he would drop anything and everthing to help me out in life..And I would do the same for him !!!

 

[Boomer]

Its the way the world has become ... we are too self involved. people do not have time for people.
its all about consuming! ... gone are the days people used to get together and truly enjoy each others company .. these days people get to gether to bitch about one n other...
.. i thought i had friends... friends for over 15 years and one day they decide they your not good enough ..

i have my wife who is my best friend.. the rest are family n thats it

 

[MrPerfect]

i have 2 friends i can say will always be there for me.. and yes they r men not women

 

[MrPerfect]

well and presser since i do his laundry

 

[MMX2]

I have two that will be for me - that is it.

 

[Zeus]

Lightsout and Chris are the only people I consider REAL friends. I have alot of what I call acquaintances, but only 2 real friends.....

 

[big in vegas]

I probably only have 5 people that would be there for me without any question. And a couple of them I don't know that I could FULLY trust. I have one friend that I work with that I talk to everyday and know that no matter what, he'd be there for me. I could tell him that I had just killed someone and he'd find a way to cover it up or at least help me figure something out. Not that I'd ever do it, but you guys get the point.

 

[Metal85]

Ok read the whole thing I have a few that I would completel trust to take care of my house or drive my car or anything like that with me not there, but as I stated the older I get the more I can see thru ppl's bs so the quantity of real friends has gone down

 

[freakinthegym]

Don't realy know anymore , trust is hard to come by ..,

 

[05madmax05]

i was told back in college a person in lucky to get three close friends that you can trust in a lifetime then all the rest are acquaintances, people your friends with but if you were to knock someone off their not people you would call to help bury the body, haha

 

[BiggerStronger]

I only have a couple real friends. The rest come and go. However, I always have my family...so I can add 3-4 more to the list.

 

[Jpotch]

outside of my immediate family i have two that i hope would do anything for me..

 

[Metal85]

I need a close doctor friend so I can stock pile antibiotics and pain meds, than if anything happens I dont have to go to the ER or walk in clinic. I broke my thumb and had left over demerol (I always leave the last refill after a surgery or anything major in case of emergency) a few years back so I never had it looked at, im sure I saved a ton, I think it prolly just splintered off a piece of bone anyways, from 4 wheelin

 

[dorian123]

i was told back in college a person in lucky to get three close friends that you can trust in a lifetime then all the rest are acquaintances, people your friends with but if you were to knock someone off their not people you would call to help bury the body, haha

"friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies":surprised

 

[CH3NO2]

Less than five. I'd take a bullet for these few friends I have. Everyone else i'd send packing if the shit hit the fan and came looking for help.

 

[CH3NO2]

I started thinking about this the other day when my wife was saying how depressed she gets when she gets home from work and has no one that she trusts to talk to or that understands her that she trusts other than me. My wife works 7am-3pm 5 days a week. I work 2pm to 12am or there abouts 4 days a week. This got me to thinking how many people I know vs how many I truly trust and consider friends. It was sobering and in times like these real friends are so rare. As far as people that know me and I trust 100%, I have my brother, my mother, my wife, CH3N02, and Leatherhead. All of these people I know are and always have been there for me. They know me 100% and there are no secrets. I know that any one of these people would risk their life for me without hesitation as I would do for them. LeatherHead is a strange addition as I thought to myself. I met him only a few years ago through CH3N02 who I have known for well over a decade. He joined this group quickly and I guess the reason for this is that CH3N02 trusts him without question. I respect CH3N02 so much that anyone with his trust wins my trust. I also find it funny that I have gone months if not a year or more at times without speaking to each of these people simply because we got caught up in life, but the trust never waivered. I also found it strange that I trust many people on this forum that I have never met more than people I have known for 15 years or more.

Thanks for the Kind words Dude...That door swings both ways my friend.