[TheEnigmaUK]

Recently I have recognised the true friends I have from the ones who aren't loyal friends. You spend your high school days with these people and hang out together, but only later in life when they change. I now know that I can probably rely on 1, if not, 2 friends to actually be loyal. The rest I really couldn't give a flying c**p about any more. I don't hate the disloyal friends, but I just don't really want to be associated with them any more.

I basically have one friend who talks about another friend of our's behind his back, then the next thing he's going on holiday with him and his family! It makes no sense, if you don't like someone, you bitch about him all the time behind his back, then why go on holiday with them? These 2 people I don't really want to associate myself with any more, as they are both as untrustworthy as the other. I could probably trust a stranger off the street more than these 2 people.

When you think that a person is genuine and they turn out not to be, that's why it annoys me. You basically grow up with these people, then for them to change and act different, I just can't fathom.

Any of you have friends like this? How many people can you truly trust in life?

[twinlensreflex]

I know a fair few people, but I don't really count them as friends for exactly that reason. I trust two people at most not to be total dicks the whole time.

[Zoombini]

I'd like to think i have quite a few true freinds actually. I might not speak to them all the time but i know they'd be there for me if i ever needed them and we still have a great time when we do meet up. I know what you mean about old school friends though, looking back i was never very good friends with alot of people i hung around with at school i just didn't have many other options. People change and grow apart after school but I think once you go to uni/ get a job you find out who your real friends are.

[Jeni321]

I feel like I can't rely on anyone anymore, I had one close friend back home but she doesn't make as much of an effort to keep in contact with me as I do with her so there comes a point when you just cant keep pushing because I'm actually at the stage where I don't care anymore. I feel like I haven't found anyone who I know will be there for me when I need them, vice verca and the feeling honestly sucks. I have made one 'close' friend at uni but I dont think I can actually rely on her at all. For example I would confide in her with something personal and she would tell other people..I REALLY dislike that about her and because I'm a very private person it makes it worse. I literally just try to not tell her anything anymore. I just feel like there isn't anyone I can go to and confide in..and I've realized the only person who I can rely on in my life is myself. I should depend on myself from now on because the majority of my life I've been let down by other people.