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Feb 29, 7:55 AM
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Friends are Important in Our Life? Why do we need friends what type of friends do you have?
Feb 29, 8:06 AM
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Life would be pretty boring without friends.
Feb 29, 8:22 AM
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"For the rest, what we commonly call friends and friendships, are nothing but acquaintance and familiarities, either occasionally contracted, or upon some design, by means of which there happens some little intercourse betwixt our souls."

Montaigne, Essays.
Feb 29, 8:24 AM
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Friends are actually have a really important part in my life, since i need testers to play test my game. Other wise, I'd rather have a gf.
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Feb 29, 8:26 AM
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My brother is my main friend in life. I fell out of contact with my hs friends so you could say I have none now. I think it is important to have someone you can unwind around, but I do not think everyone can get friends. Looks effects the ability to make friends since if you look bad people will try to avoid you to not be associated with you as a guy. I think the internet allows people to form parasocial bonds with others so even friendless interact a lot online. Internet really has changed the general social structure of society a lot. That is why people donate big bucks to content creators which I think is a bad idea, but to each their own. It also forms these weird defense mechanisms in cases like vtuber drama which is sad and funny.
Feb 29, 9:07 AM
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Definitely social interaction is important, as humans are social creatures but I don't think friendships are quite the same anymore, as the internet has made parasocial friendships easier on people's time more than anything i suppose?

I don't have any friends save for 2-3 fellow Wrestling fans I know in town. We usually find ourselves going to the same shows and I'll stop and chat if I see them. Nothing further has progressed past that, but it's still kinda nice.

Before that I had some friends in School, but had to leave to be treated in hospital for a year, and only one remained in School when I returned, and it was obvious that he didn't want to be friends with me anymore.
Also I did make some friends with neighbourhood kids in my family's home in the countryside, but I often had to be moved to avoid care orders wrongly sent out for me as a kid, so had to leave those behind.
Feb 29, 11:57 AM
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Most important thing in life is value one self. Self worth, not self esteem which is flakey.

Social interaction is important.
Feb 29, 12:34 PM
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Well, they are important in my life. I love spending time with other people, it's boring to go through life alone.
Feb 29, 4:02 PM
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yes, internet is my only true friend
Feb 29, 8:06 PM

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I've been going out of my way to make new friends IRL recently and it's going pretty good. Been doing great for my mental health. My new friends are moms.
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Feb 29, 8:14 PM

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I've reduced my circle to an extremely small handful of friends, which is probably one of the best decisions I've socially done. It's done wonders to have a small circle of people that I can legitimately trust and express myself with, rather than loads of fake friends because of.. undesirable past experiences.

Friends are important to living life and enjoying it, but I see it as quality over quantity. (That makes sense, right?)



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Mar 2, 9:23 PM

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Life would suck without any friends, and as for the type of friends I have it's mainly the goofy autistic type.
When a pancake lover does something: "Outrageous vicious crime"

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Mar 2, 10:39 PM

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Yes, friends are very important. I feel like I can tell my best friends anything or hand out w them anywhere
Mar 2, 10:55 PM

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looking for irl friends who can become something more
Mar 2, 11:01 PM
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I have 2 very close friends and 5 decently close friends. And I live with 3 other roomies of international backgrounds, also my friends as I make their breakfasts except for Sundays and Wednesdays.

Friends are my other flowers in my life. Family always comes first.
Mar 3, 2:48 AM

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Yes, friends are important. Humans need to live with other people and be around other people who successfully counter our feelings of loneliness.
Sadly, family bonds are no longer as strong as it used to be, and 99% of people are assholes who don't deserve to be someone's friend.
Mar 3, 2:49 AM

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Not really interested in friendships, prefer friendly acquaintances instead. Still call them friends though to not come off as a semantics freak. I’d say they are somewhat important, #4 [currently #3] on my list.
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Mar 3, 9:43 PM
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yeah, i like to think friends are important in life. :D they make everyday worth living and overall, can make you very happy! just be sure to make friends with the right people ofc. i, for one, cherish those who i consider friends in my life both online and irl.

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Mar 3, 9:46 PM

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Yes they are very important. I believe that the more close friends you have the longer you live.
Mar 3, 10:01 PM

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What is this 'our'? Friends are as subjectively important as an individual and circumstance assigns them to be.

Mar 3, 11:08 PM

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Reply to BitChilly
I've reduced my circle to an extremely small handful of friends, which is probably one of the best decisions I've socially done. It's done wonders to have a small circle of people that I can legitimately trust and express myself with, rather than loads of fake friends because of.. undesirable past experiences.

Friends are important to living life and enjoying it, but I see it as quality over quantity. (That makes sense, right?)
@BitChilly

1000% - I would rather have one close, endearing friend that I truly understand and who truly understands me, than a thousand social acquaintances. I think most people would say the same!
Mar 4, 12:10 AM

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Life would be pretty boring without friends.
@Serafos If you need friends to have a non-boring life that sounds pretty sad ngl
Mar 5, 2:29 AM

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@Serafos If you need friends to have a non-boring life that sounds pretty sad ngl
@Cneq not everyone is introverted my guy some people get bored and depressed if they don't have social interaction daily.
Mar 5, 1:10 PM
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In youth yes, it's good to have social interaction to see how people are. As an adult I notice friendship not really a thing more of associates. Most people have associates not friends, however most can't tell the difference.

@RyuRabbit I think what he means is if you need people around you to enjoy things in life that's pathetic that's what I am assume he saying. It's not really about introvert and extrovert it's about having certain self worth comfortable if people around you or not.

I welcome the company of people but they don't show up I'll be fine either way.
Mar 5, 1:28 PM

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In youth yes, it's good to have social interaction to see how people are. As an adult I notice friendship not really a thing more of associates. Most people have associates not friends, however most can't tell the difference.

@RyuRabbit I think what he means is if you need people around you to enjoy things in life that's pathetic that's what I am assume he saying. It's not really about introvert and extrovert it's about having certain self worth comfortable if people around you or not.

I welcome the company of people but they don't show up I'll be fine either way.
Amityblight said:
In youth yes, it's good to have social interaction to see how people are. As an adult I notice friendship not really a thing more of associates. Most people have associates not friends, however most can't tell the difference.


I see a lot of people like that in my day-to-day and honestly it's really sad... like my parents are like that and then are shocked when I go to hang out with my friends like once a week for the sake of hanging out. I don't want to imagine what it's like not having a good social circle to that degree.
Mar 5, 2:09 PM
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Life is a journey across the seas. You cast ashore, with hopes and dreams, and catch the occasional storm before your ends meet. Some storms, cripple your ship and makes it harder to navigate, while others leave you better prepared for the next one, or end your journey sooner than expected. On your journey, you are stuck with companions of different shapes and sizes. Some, knows how to rig the sails, some, knows how to keep the ship afloat, and some, but knows how to cook, or clean, or play the harmonica. But, this isn't the only ship sailing the seas, and unexpected reasons might force your hand to leave your current ship for another. These ships are different, sail in different directions, and have different crews, all of which- and of whom you need to get to know anew. While you may be able to sail the seas alone, and you might be proud of that, it can but be for a moment, until you find yourself in the cargo hold, exhausted by your efforts, and jaded and mad by your lack of companions, unless of course a storm hits you first.

Almost poetic.
Mar 5, 2:45 PM
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Amityblight said:
In youth yes, it's good to have social interaction to see how people are. As an adult I notice friendship not really a thing more of associates. Most people have associates not friends, however most can't tell the difference.


I see a lot of people like that in my day-to-day and honestly it's really sad... like my parents are like that and then are shocked when I go to hang out with my friends like once a week for the sake of hanging out. I don't want to imagine what it's like not having a good social circle to that degree.
@KingOfPneumos Which part? Adult tend seek romantic and sexual more than platonic friendships often push the side. I don't about friendship circle if you here you here if not cool.

Honestly lately seems like people only come around me when their lives fail apart.
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In youth yes, it's good to have social interaction to see how people are. As an adult I notice friendship not really a thing more of associates. Most people have associates not friends, however most can't tell the difference.

@RyuRabbit I think what he means is if you need people around you to enjoy things in life that's pathetic that's what I am assume he saying. It's not really about introvert and extrovert it's about having certain self worth comfortable if people around you or not.

I welcome the company of people but they don't show up I'll be fine either way.
@Amityblight

Associates would be more how i'd describe my young/teen friendships whilst my adult ones are real so not the same experience for me.
Also i mean i could be happy doing my own thing but i will be lonely and loneliness impacts how much fun you are having less so for me but i know a lot of people that without friends they would be miserable despite being able to entertain themselves and being comfortable without others constantly around and that's 100% normal humans desire and crave social interactions they get lonely or bored without them.

You can have self worth and need friends to live a life that isn't boring and lonely.
Different people have different needs and it's not ok or productive to call them weak or sad for those needs this goes both ways.
Whether its someone who needs daily socialisation or whether its someone who doesn't need daily socialisation with friends.

Both are valid people have different innate needs atleast imo
Mar 6, 7:14 AM

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Whatever you do in this life, it's not legendary, unless your friends are there to see it.
Barney Stinson.


From my personal experience, achieving small successes in life doesn't bring me as much joy unless I have my friends around to share in my happiness and celebrate together, I don't need many; only a select few who genuinely care about me and have my best interests at heart.
Mar 6, 9:46 AM
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I have a group of 8 dudes that I have been hanging out regularly for the last 8 years. Some of them ive known for over 20 years, at this point Im pretty sure they are nearly equally important to me as my own blood family.
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friends are a bonus. unless you have time to have fun with them. money is important, business friends are important. friends is a repetitive condition. you meet someone, say something, get to know that person in depth and then it's over. everything gets repetitive. You meet other people along the way, you repeat everything you've already done and it's over. There's nothing left to talk about because you've already talked about what you had to talk about. If you have free time and money, having friends is another experience in this case. becomes like a second family.

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