The Word Cloud

6 Comments

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  by Inzie 2 years ago

  Hi Cazza - I think this could be an interesting topic from which to launch a fictional piece - go on, give it a go, you know you want to :o)
  
  Inzie
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  by Chanty 2 years ago

  It's difficult to say really, in some cases I've completely cut myself off from people, in others I've allowed the friendships or acquaintances to continue.. with an update or hello from time to time. I'll keep in contact with those closest to me, by making the effort to say up to date, but for others I go with the flow.... I'm very friendly, but only make the effort in the cases where the friends are worth it. We all have personal choice, some of us get by just with who we are and others base their whole existence and lives around their friends...because they are lost without them...
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  by AlanP 2 years ago

  If you make genuine friends then you naturally stay in touch and do things from time to time. If you have acquaintances at work who you get on with, but that's all there is to it then you naturally drift apart afterwards. I have a few recent friends made through work etc. that have stuck and a greater number who, although we got along fine at the time, simply have not.
  
  I have a couple of really good friends, one from University and one from my first job. In both cases that's a 30 year plus friendship. We may only see each other once or twice a year but I know we would lie down in traffic for each other. Over the years I have gained a few more, but it's a small club.
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  by Cazza 2 years ago

  I find it interesting that some surround themselves with people they barely know, but for some reason feel the need to keep in contact with.
  
  My address book is quite sparse, my email contacts list even smaller. I have a few good friends, some from various places I've worked and one friend from school - I have to keep her close she knows too much! But to be honest my best friends are my husband, my mam and my sister.
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  by Chanty 2 years ago

  I know that some members of FB end up with loads of friends because of games they play on the site... and others just like to earn as many friends as possible, not sure why... I've had a number of friend requests from people I've never meet or known in my life on FB... that I've rejected. Guess it really depends on the site you on. For example on this site, it's mainly conversational / a forum for discussion, advice, etc. Very few members on one's 'list of friends' become the true essence of what the word 'friend' represents.
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  by Caducean Whisks 2 years ago

  Some friends are for a season, others last a lifetime and there's nothing wrong with either. I notice that some people come into my life at a specific time and move me on - set me off in another direction; possibly I do the same for them? Then when the circs change, you may find you have little in common any more. However, this does not degrade the value of special time you shared, even when it's over. I'm grateful I knew them when we both needed it and that's enough.