Ditching all of your old friends?

Mango Joe

Serious question with a huge element of moral quandary.

Would you ditch all of your old friends for a new friendship group if the replacements were a significant "friend upgrade"?

For example; better looking, cooler, more money, had a second home on the coast etc?

Its a really complex question with so many angles, arghhh, what a head wrecker like, omg.

NSAman

So why were you “friends” in the first place?

bladespin

No moral quandary, if you're thinking like that you weren't their friend, more of a parasite.

Lux23

I always the one that get's ditched, so I must be a low grade friend.

Panthro

I'd never have a friend with a home on the coast.
Climate change, coastal erosion, Its too big a risk.
Inland friends only for this wise guy.

greencoat

Anyone that would do that would not be much of a friend anyway...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Are you sure you're not thinking about acquaintances as opposed to friends?

And friends are individuals not a grouping.

Looks, social class, or wealth shouldn't define a friend.

Trigger Happy

Lux23 wrote: »

I always the one that get's ditched, so I must be a low grade friend.

Garth Brooks wrote a song about people like you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvCgSqPZ4EM

Deebles McBeebles

Mango Joe wrote: »

Serious question

:rolleyes:

sbsquarepants

bladespin wrote: »

No moral quandary, if you're thinking like that you weren't their friend, more of a parasite.

I don't know about that. You reach a stage where you just can't be putting time and energy into other peoples shít anymore. I've ditched a whole group of friends basically just for this - life is too short, and i've enough problems of my own, fúck them. I was forever being dragged into things and weighed down with drunken agro, drugs, rows, just general bullshít and you eventually come to realise that you just have nothing in common with these "friends" anymore and so you just cut them loose and move on.

I have a mortgage, i have kids, what i don't have is time, money or energy for wasters no matter how far back we go.

Hector Savage

Poor poor effort OP

Almost as bad as the farting girlfriend troll...

EmmetSpiceland

You only ditch your friends for someone incredibly “attractive”. If they really are your friends they will understand and be there if, and when, you ever need them again.

debok

All these life coaches and ****e tell you to get friends that are in the areas that interest you or become friends with people who are successful. Basically telling you to ditch your friends. That's why the world is full of narcissistic dopes now except they call it self improvement.
Friends iv ditched have been ditched because talking **** behind my back etc but that was back in younger days when you hung around with a group. As you get older ya become closer to the real friends in that younger group. Personally iv 3 close friends and the rest are acquaintances.

JohnnyFlash

People in AA and the like often tend to ditch all their old friends and drinking buddies.

Church on Tuesday

No, but people come and go in your life.

wakka12

History and experiences youve shared together is a big part of a friendhship. SO not necessarily

bladespin

There is a big difference between outgrowing friendships and ditching friends; we've all outgrown friends from our besties at primary school all the way along into old age, relationships can become closer or drift but that's not ditching, the expression itself implies a lack of commitment, just waiting for something better etc.

Your Face

I always drop dead weight.
Life is too short.

thecowgoesmoo

Yes I had to, I had 7 or eight 8 good friends but all they were interested in was drinking in the local every night of the week, never interested in going abroad, concerts, sports etc. Was constantly been texted to go drinking

Met new friends and might see them now once a year, moving away helped.