Comments on: Bad Company: Are Your Friends Really Friends?

By: kovsi

kovsi — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:28:09 +0000

i totally agree….friends can be the worst of company ..really…:)

By: yo yo

yo yo — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:50:09 +0000

i know this probebly does not apply to your alls comments but i would like to express what i feel,,OKAY,my freinds are really nice and kinda teachers pets so there not a bad influence but every day,my so called freinds do this to me…the only time they come to me is when there other friends ditch them and then thats the only time they will talk to me. they turn there back to me but yet my other freinds are trying every way to turn me against them when there even worse!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!

By: joseph hawkins

joseph hawkins — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:46:19 +0000

Its often been said that a person is the company they keep .
A long time ago , i made friends with these people i met at the pub . I moved into their house , and all turned from good to worse .
I was sleeping in a outside bedroom at their house at the time .
These horrible people would go into my room while i was out , and steal money from my jar .
I let these people use my car that i had saved up lots of money to buy . In a short while the car was ruined beyond repair . I had to take it to the car junk yard .
I have learnt my lesson . Choose your friends wisely .
First time is a mistake . Second time never again .

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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:02:48 +0000

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By: The Daily Minder

The Daily Minder — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing your problems. Perhaps you don’t need to find real friends but address the current issues with this friend. She might not even realize that she is upsetting you. I’d suggest talking to her about how you feel.

Please let us know how you go.

Tdm

By: Music

Music — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:07:13 +0000

There were lots of insights in your article. The one that hit home is how we mirror our friend’s behavior. Personally, I stay alone a lot! I know it’s unhealthy but I’ve had really bad experiences with ‘friends’. I’m not sure if I ever had a true female friend. I try to be my best and I seem to always attract people who try to use me and the compete with me. I lift them up and they use it to put me down. I’m ending a long relationship with a friend. Everything I say she turns it into a competition.
We met when I was doing well in my career and she was raising kids on welfare. I never once put her down. For ten years I encouraged her to accomplish a goal. I gave her lots of advice and literally helped her. Now I’m going through a rough period. It seems like she likes patronizing me. She takes any chance she gets to put herself on a pedastile( spelling???). She has not really reached her goal but you’d swear she did. She has gotten so cocky and arrogant but she still calls me to help her with her project. I feel used and I think she is telling another mutual aquaintence my business. Reading this article has really clarified my mind. Thank you for sharing. On the positive note I think I need to spend time figuring out where the good friends are. Any ideas???

By: Gwen

Gwen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:36:47 +0000

Thank you for your article! I’m going through a hard time with a friend of mine whom I considered one of my best friends. We weren’t friends for very long, but we were very close. We’ve both experienced life-changing events in the past few months, and I thought these events would bring us closer, but they actually made us drift a part. We see each other on a regular basis, but only because we are assistant dance instructors in the same group. It’s very awkward knowing that you no longer share anything in common with someone you clicked with, but I know that we no longer support each other the way we used to. I had a very hard time coming to that realization; I do not take failed relationships lightly – but I am now more at peace with us going our separate ways. Once you know you no longer hold the same positive influence in a person’s life, that is when you know it is time to bow out of the friendship and let the person go. Thank you again for your supportive words. They’re very inspiring.

By: Delores

Delores — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:54:09 +0000

Hi everyone,very nice article and comments here I Have learned the meaning of true friendship,Get up in the Morning and look in the mirro and the person that looks back at you is a true friend,if you can’t accept and learn to live with yourself their is no way friendships can last,Some folks are just phony,pretend to be nice and loyal,trusting then they strike like a cobra hurting your feelings and destroying your enter soul,don’t let this happen folks life’s too short move on; yes we will miss these demons but you will survive and enjoy your lives,be good folks

By: CM

CM — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:59:47 +0000

This is a great read. Well said. It is nice to know that I am not alone with my struggles with failing friendships. It is also sad to know that so many other people go through this painful experience.

By: CM

CM — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:57:27 +0000

I know what you mean. It is hard. I have dealt with this with 2 people now. One was 10 years ago, the other 5 years. No explanation. One is a neighbor who turns their back to this day. Pure hatred for no known reason. The only thing to do is to “let”. Let it be as it is and then move on. It is no longer up to you. You cannot change them or their thoughts or reasons. I’m sorry this happened to you. I feel your pain and desire for resolution as I have it myself. Good luck.