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How many close/good friends do you have?

guest1984

No a poser thread

I am 21, I have 4, should of been 6, the 4 are one from college, one from work, two from uni', the 5th and 6th one were from primary and secondary school, things has changed, one of them has been married and has a child and the other one, i haven't seen in years

I think the older you are, the easier it's to make friends, i.e uni'

anyone agree or disagree?

Reply 1

Poica

14

I have 5 best friends, all of whom I would give my life for and would be willing to sacrifice anything for their happiness. I met one when I was 12, and the others when I was 16. I suppose you just have to meet the right people.
At a younger age you're less picky though - when you get older you become more selective.

Reply 2

two

(and i'm 18)

Reply 3

qwerty_st/n

11

i have 4 really good friends on my course (5 if you count the girl that never speaks), and about 6 in halls, 3 back home, and my mother :redface:

.

i think it's easier to make 'friend' friends as you get older, but imo, making really close/good friends and keeping those friendships is something that takes more time and effort, and a lot of shared experiences.

Reply 4

Tw!stEd

2

6 people who are in my cirlce of friends...
1 who i talk to about everything...

Reply 5

Mrs_F

15

I have 1 close friend from primary school, 3 close friends from secondary school, 2 close friends from my old job, and now I have 5 new friends from my PGCE course who I am getting close with. My cousin and my sister I also count as close friends.

Reply 6

Mangaroo

12

my friends suck

Reply 7

Angel Interceptor

11

I can't really count how many good friends I have - there's just too many! I trust all of my friends implicitly, and that's the reason we're friends, however if I had to narrow it down, I'd probably say that I'm really close with a dozen or so people.

Reply 8

Poica

14

Actually, no I have 6 best friends. One of whom is my little sister.

Reply 9

shinyhappy

14

Four very close friends,
three more very good friends,
and about six more that I'm good enough friends with to, say, stay over night at their house, or spend a day shopping with etc, but not that I necessarily see or talk to all the time.
Definately gets easier to make friends as you get older. In lower school I had three close friends, we've grown apart a bit now, but I've found my social life has improved now that I go out in bigger groups.

Reply 10

FireDeuce

14

I have 1.
This is weird. I was just thinking about how everyone else has a close circle of friends but me.

Reply 11

Zebrastripes

13

Mangaroo

my friends suck

some of my new ones do too. Since they found out i was reapplying to another uni, they've started treating me differently and not so close. =/

Otherwise my boyfriend is one of my best friends, and i am really close to 3 of his friends. And there is one at uni who i can talk to about most things, but even she is starting to act differently since i got an offer from kings.

Reply 12

Apricot Fairy

16

Two really close friends from school, three or four really close ones from college, one really close friend at uni (so far) and my family. I have loads of other friends, I just wouldn't say they were especially close.

Reply 13

dani_88

14

The older you get it seems the less and less friends you have its weird?

Things change and people change i guess...

I'd say i have about 4 or 5 friends that i know i could really rely on :smile:

I have many acquaintances and people i talk to at school and stuff but its not really the same is it..

Reply 14

clouddweller

FireDeuce

I have 1.
This is weird. I was just thinking about how everyone else has a close circle of friends but me.

its only weird if you let it be :smile:

i have a group of four really close friends, one of whom is my best friend, that i can talk to abot anything and everything; i then have plently of friends that i can spend time with, talk to etc, but am not nearly as close to as the others.
its different for everyone; i used to be bugged by the fact that my sister seemed to have 'more friends' than myself, until we got talking about it and she said that she was pretty much the same as me, a few really close friends and then the extended group.
its not worth forcing friendships in my opinion, you need to be comfortable with it.

Reply 15

pikaboo

13

About six who I could tell almost anything, so they must be close friends. Only one of them isn't at uni, but we see each other often when I'm back in Manchester :smile:

Reply 16

minimo

15

FireDeuce

I have 1.
This is weird. I was just thinking about how everyone else has a close circle of friends but me.

I barely have any wither.

Reply 17

Love_Hearts

9

i have 3 best mates back home, 1 whom im most closest to - in college and whatever there was a group of 8 of us who thought we'd be friends forever, until we came to uni and all drifted apart. still speak to them and we do go out when where back home but there no longer close close mates.
in uni ive got 3 best mates - again 1 who i am closer to....i think thats because i like having one person i can tell everything. but ive also got about 10 mates from uni who i consider close friends

Reply 18

Monkey_Maiden

11

About 5 close best mates
About 10-15 others

Reply 19

I have 9 really close/good friends. Though one can kind of be deducted bcos we went our separate ways some time ago. We didn't fall out; she moved to another part of the country and communication ceased to exist. It was :frown:

at first bcos we could talk about absolutely anything together and it was great finally meeting someone more on the same wavelengh as me but it's OK now because you've got to remember the good times. :smile:

I'm rambling again :rolleyes:

, sorry peeps! :p:

Though i suppose another two can be deducted bcos they were my best friends from primary/junior school but they moved and communication ceased too. But the other 6 are really good friends that even though not all of them are in the same place, we still keep regularly in touch. Though one of these friends I've known for 12yrs! :eek:

It's freaky especially as we're complete opposites. Do any of you find this to be true too?

How many close/good friends do you have?

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