If someone asked you

AMKC

So if someone asked you to be there friend while out for a walk or even shopping would you say yes no or I will think about it? Or would you think thats a bit sad or desperate if they done that?

Jim Bob Scratcher

I'm not your friend, buddy

SEPT 23 1989

I would recoil in horror

pajor

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

I'm not your friend, buddy

I'm not your buddy, guy.

eamonnq

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

I'm not your friend, buddy

I am not your buddy, pal.

DEFTLEFTHAND

It would be a bit awkward if somebody just walked up and said will you be my friend.

It would be more natural to spark up a random conversation. For instance I met somebody who became a friend at a record store as were both looking at the same album. The Vines, Winning Days.

sparrowcar

AMKC wrote: »

So if someone asked you to be there friend while out for a walk or even shopping would you say yes no or I will think about it? Or would you think thats a bit sad or desperate if they done that?

"context"
noun
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.

Tell me how

I would find it somewhat weird if someone actually asked the question.

That being said, if I thought of them as a friend, I'd tell them.
"Sure aren't we friends already, but as your friend, let me tell you, don't ever again ask someone to be your friend like that. It either happens organically or it doesn't happen at all."

I wouldn't run from someone if they said it but I would keep an eye on their behaviour. I suspect they might put pressure on to constantly behave like best friends.

Hande hoche!

Are they wearing a suit made of human skin?

begbysback

Are we talking real world or Facebook here?

Hande hoche!

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Are they wearing a suit made of human skin?

Let's go for a walk...

Fuzzytrooper

I'd give them a swift kick and run away in terror.

greencap

I think the actual verbal contract of 'will you be my fwend' is meant to stop somewhere around 1st class.

AMKC

AMKC wrote: »

So if someone asked you to be there friend while out for a walk or even shopping would you say yes no or I will think about it? Or would you think thats a bit sad or desperate if they done that?

I do not think it is sad or desperate - but I would not say yes or no to such a person. Rather I would explain that it is not how friendship works for me at least. For me a friendship is something that develops - not something you sign up to in advance on a verbal agreement.

Birneybau

Well, I'd...

Haithabu

AMKC wrote: »

So if someone asked you to be there friend while out for a walk or even shopping would you say yes no or I will think about it? Or would you think thats a bit sad or desperate if they done that?

Image you would say "Yes, I am you friend" and then, while out for a walk, the Gardai comes and arrests your man. Will you deny him if they ask you "Are you his friend ?" ?

OldMrBrennan83

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elperello

I wouldn't know what to do.

harry Bailey esq

Fuzzytrooper wrote: »

I'd give them a swift kick and run away in terror.

at least TRY to get to get to know me first.

Barry Badrinath

It was ok when I was 10.

Estrellita

AMKC wrote: »

So if someone asked you to be there friend while out for a walk or even shopping would you say yes no or I will think about it? Or would you think thats a bit sad or desperate if they done that?

As someone else mentioned here, it's not really something that is asked beyond primary school. If an adult asked me that question I suppose I'd guess they may be lonely, or perhaps out of the habit of forming friendships for some time.

I wouldn't think it sad or desperate. I might wonder why the need for formalities though, and what brought on the question. There's no official discussion required to form a friendship. It's a case of enjoying each others company and maintaining contact, meeting up etc.

Burial.

"I will think about it" eh what? Ah not right now stranger, lemme think about it and I'll get back to ya even though that's impossible because I don't know any contact for you. Almost at weird as someone just asking you to be their friend right off the bat.

Saying that, if it happened to me yeah sure why not. I've stopped countless women and had chats that turned into dates and sex or just being good friends so I'd have to return the favour. Same with a man. I'll give anyone the chance to come into my life and if we don't click then no harm done. At least I know that we won't be mates or we we won't be eating pancakes together post coitus. By shutting yourself off you'll never know what might have been. That'd eat me alive.

I'm big and old enough to protect myself from anyone tbh and I enjoy the abstract lols you can only have with a stranger you've just met. At the end of the day, a lot of your current friends were once random people that you didn't know as well.

Boom_Bap

Barry Badrinath wrote: »

It was ok when I was 10.

I would not recommend doing it now to 10 year olds.

wakka12

Id think theyre taking the piss out of me or theyre special

Why would you want a randomer to be your friend? You dont know a single thing about them
The only thing you know is what they look like and if thats why you like them then just ask them on a date..

happywithlife

Are you already meeting up for that walk/shopping trip? In which case you already friends and I'd respond as such. If it's a random stranger I'd assume it was someone with special needs- I'd try and suss that out and try to locate their group if possible or a person in security etc. If not it's just plain weird and I'd stone wall and get the hell outta there

Bambi985

I'd assume they were a bit touched and laugh awkwardly and walk away.

Estrellita

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I would not recommend doing it now to 10 year olds.

Terrible shame, but that's true. When I was ten it was perfectly acceptable. You ask a ten year old that now.. I feel sorry for quieter children these days, or anyone remotely different.

tomwaterford

I'd say yas....for the craic like,


Unless they wanted to hang out/be in touch regularly....then fcuk no

MadDog76

I'd just wait for their Carer to intervene ..........

MadDog76

Barry Badrinath wrote: »

It was ok when I was 10.

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I would not recommend doing it now to 10 year olds.

Estrellita wrote: »

Terrible shame, but that's true. When I was ten it was perfectly acceptable. You ask a ten year old that now.. I feel sorry for quieter children these days, or anyone remotely different.

Whooooooooosh!!!!

eamonnq

AMKC wrote: »

So if someone asked you to be there friend while out for a walk or even shopping would you say yes no or I will think about it? Or would you think thats a bit sad or desperate if they done that?

Are you asking for a friend ?