Topic : Being a Good Friend

I had such a friend.  She passed away 4 1/2 yrs ago and I miss her so.  We told everything to each other because we knew that the other would support us even when we think it was a smart move.  We'd help each other work and talk through stuff.  I meet Lori when she moved to my school in the first grade and she passed away just before I turned 40.  She was wonderful! 

You've got a treasure so be sure to let her know how you feel and enjoy her every day! 

A lot of people have acquaintances that they call friends just like many have sex partners that they call loves.  So few people REALLY open up and get to the REAL depth of human relationships. 

Thanks for talking about your friend and reminding me of mine so thoroughly. 

Real friendship like all good things in life, take a lot of time and energy and you get hurt more than not. But when you find a really good one - it's worth all that trouble and so much more.... 

 To be taken seriously and honestly, by someone who looks out for your best interest as much as for their own is an amazing thing.   

Always remember that the friendship is only worth as much as the effort you put into it!  Sometimes there will be times when you are giving more than geting and then when the time comes to get if the person is truly your friend - they will be there no matter what it takes.  Not necessarily there physically (because sometimes distance is a problem) but they will ALWAYS be there emotionally and supportively no matter what is wrong or how long you go through it.  A really good friend won't always tell you what you 'want' to hear but will have the guts and the love to tell you what you 'need' to hear if they think it's time. 

Also, remember that there are different lengths to friendships some for a specifc time (during your childhood, your childrens lives, etc) in your life, some for a specific reason (during a special illness, divorce, etc  - someone going through the same thing, etc), and then those amazing ones that last a lifetime. 

Good luck on your journey! 

I think you could not have said it any better, I am still to find the one true friend.  It always seems to me that I am the one that is giving and I never seem to get even a thank you. 

I'm in an awesome band.  For a long time now, since august, I noticed that I had fallen in love with my guitarist, who has become my best firend in this band.  I am pretty sure I love him, and I mean really truly love him (i went to his house to drop something off, and decided to wake him up, but before i did, i watched him sleep. At that moment i had one of those falsh foreword mental images, but i was still in the same place, watching him as he slept, except i was pregnant and we were much older) .  My older guy friend decided to take matters into his own hands and speak to him at a party I was at a few days ago , where me and my guitarist talked seriosuly about our feelings toward each other.  He does not feel the same, which I already knew (music is his literal life, and he hasnt matured in a romantic type of way) What i do know is that my guitarist does love me as much as he is capable of (he told me i was on eof the most important people in his life, and musically, we were perfect for each other)  So i accepted that.  I also have a new boyfriend (if i can call him that) who my guitarist doesnt believe is right for me.  Still, im not happy.  Am i really over my guitarist? am i a bad girlfriend, even though its a very new relationship?  

Sounds to me like she's just wanting someone to talk to, lonely, and has nothing else to do.  She's just latching onto someone who looks friendly.  If you truly don't want her to hang around you, then maybe you should consider taking your daughter somewhere else to play other than the playground at your apartment complex or wait until your wife can go with you.  I wouldn't worry too much about it, though.