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How many friends have you got?

c_man

So it's the hot topic of our time, mental health and also loneliness. Both contributing to suicide rate in the country imo. I think this might be due to lack of real good friends, and people being able to be open with one another. What do ye think? How many friends have you got?

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Stheno

c_man wrote: »

So it's the hot topic of our time, mental health and also loneliness. Both contributing to suicide rate in the country imo. I think this might be due to lack of real good friends, and people being able to be open with one another. What do ye think? How many friends have you got?

Very few less than five but I value them

Dozer Dave

Do facebook friends count?

c_man

Stheno wrote: »

Very few less than five but I value them

Same as. Easy these days with us all moving around!

Littlekittylou

Dozer Dave wrote: »

Do facebook friends count?

No.

4zn76tysfajdxp

I've got a hundred and four friends.

boobar

mad muffin

Does a sock puppet count?

Birneybau

Draven Fat Mailbox wrote: »

I've got a hundred and four friends.

Well, I have 100 cows...Wait...

Wide Load

A handful of friends and an abundance of drinking buddies.

Dozer Dave

Littlekittylou wrote: »

No.

Twitter followers?

Zippie84

c_man wrote: »

So it's the hot topic of our time, mental health and also loneliness. Both contributing to suicide rate in the country imo. I think this might be due to lack of real good friends, and people being able to be open with one another. What do ye think? How many friends have you got?

I don't know.

More good friends than I used to have, yet recently realised that I'm not quite sure who I'd turn to if needed in a crisis.

But this was much more about me, and the fact that although I live with mental health problems, I put so much effort every day into 'being ok', living the best life I can despite it, etc... it's hard for me to reach out and be vulnerable, also may feel like I'm being a burden, afraid to worry people, etc.

So it is more about my own stuff than them not being good friends.

Glad that I've probably more genuinely good friends than I did years ago though, just a pity not enough of them live locally to me.

Littlekittylou

Dozer Dave wrote: »

Twitter followers?

AnonoBoy

If by 'friend' you mean someone I owe money to then about 53 I'd say.

NachoBusiness

Well, lets just say my friends situation is the opposite of what J-Lo's money situation is.

scriba

Hmm... Twelfty!

conorh91

Depends what you mean by friend.

I would say there are nine people in my life who I could call on any time of the day or night, and they would be there for me, excluding family members.

In two cases, I'm including my friends' girlfriends, who I would consider equally close friends. Maybe that's double-counting.

The friendships range from one-year-old to 12-years-old. I would like to have remained close friends with primary-school friends but it just hasn't happened. Most of them are abroad, and one of them became nuts.

anncoates

Excluding family, 8 very close /hardcore friends but I know some other very decent people like neighbours and football friends that I can rely on if I needed them - which I have before.

efb

3 close friends
20+ friends (social)

endacl

One.

Say 'ello to ma liddle fren'!

Zippie84

conorh91 wrote: »

Most of them are abroad, and one of them became nuts.

one of them 'became nuts' in what way?

testicle

None

Aineoil

Define the meaning of a friend?

I'm not being awkward or obtuse but I think "friend" might mean different things to people.

For me a friend is someone who doesn't judge, but will still tell you the truth in a nice way. A person who will be silent when you need that space but will be talkative when you need to talk, a person who knows when to do both.

A friend is someone who doesn't talk behind your back but will tell you that your so called friends are "bitching" about you.

Just a few thoughts.

Desolation Of Smug

Probably 2 or 3. Tops. Loads of pals, but I wouldn't count on them to tow me out of a ditch with a dead body in the boot and not judge me badly.

Specialun

Does friends with benefits count

the evasion_kid

All my friends are dead

Zippie84

Out of interest, those saying 'none' are you being serious?

It's sad if people genuinely feel that they have no friends, but honestly not sure if it's AH banter etc... sorry thought I'd ask.

sammyjo90

I have i'd say maybe four friends that i'd do absolutely anything for and vice versa.
I very recently had to turn to a friend of mine who I would always be there for but didn't know if he'd ever really be there if I needed him.. I put him in a very scary situation and he came through for me when I needed him the most. I'd take one of him over twenty friends any day

Ruu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEkIou3WFnM

Dozen Wicked Words

Zero, same as last time this question was asked, but I'd hope a few people I work with might go to my funeral and a few people I used to work with will say"ahh shame", before going back to discussing what happened in eastenders last night.

And don't feel sad, I don't.

Littlekittylou

I wonder how many people consider me their friend. Sometimes it's not reciprocated.

Out of interest, those saying 'none' are you being serious?

There have been times when i have been pretty close.

I think I would rather have more people who knew I was their friend and that I was a good friend.