Rooter
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Very true, had one funeral yesterday i went to on behalf of my dad whom couldn't make it from France and another on Monday. Life is short, live it, regret nothing.
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Very true, had one funeral yesterday i went to on behalf of my dad whom couldn't make it from France and another on Monday. Life is short, live it, regret nothing.
bladeplayer
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THE CHILDREN, wont somebody please think of the children
only kidding mate i know enough to know your a top Da & Mrs R a top Ma...
Lump
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1 real true friend, known him for about 7 years (worked in the same department. I then left to head down a different career, ended up dragging him with me about a year later, we now work directly together) Its brilliant and a complete PITA working with your best mate.
I have another couple of good friends, but as you do, you loose touch and drift apart.
I have another couple of good friends, but as you do, you loose touch and drift apart.
Rooter
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THE CHILDREN, wont somebody please think of the children
only kidding mate i know enough to know your a top Da & Mrs R a top Ma...
LOL,
Kellfire
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I'd say three that I could tell pretty much anything to... Extended group of people I'd hang out with, many from golf and past school/universities friends.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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But no-one with whom you'd share all your problems and fears? I think girls often have a couple of such friends with whom they can share everything and anything. Would/could I share absolutely everything with my very closest mates? And if I can't share with them, then who can I share it with? If our very small number of very close mates are indeed that - what are we afraid of? What could I not tell my two best mates that I haven't already told them? With one of my mates - in truth - nothing that I can think of - but it takes courage and very deep trust.
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Kellfire
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One of my three best friends, a girl as chance would have it, I would tell everything and anything to actually. She's absolutely the best friend anyone could have; loyal, honest and entirely trustworthy.
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c1973
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A friend you could trust implicitly?
100%?
Absolutely sure of their confidentiality?
Completely and utterly?
Wouldn't judge you rashly?
Would give you total support?
Hmmmm.
One.
My mum.
100%?
Absolutely sure of their confidentiality?
Completely and utterly?
Wouldn't judge you rashly?
Would give you total support?
Hmmmm.
One.
My mum.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
A friend you could trust implicitly?
100%?
Absolutely sure of their confidentiality?
Completely and utterly?
Wouldn't judge you rashly?
Would give you total support?
Hmmmm.
One.
My mum.
Aye - though I think we sometimes forget we could confide in our mums.
fundy
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My wife is by far my best friend, outside of her then I have an old female friend who I see quite rarely but we talk when needed about anything and everything, one other really good friend (neither are local to me), outside of that everyone else is "acquaintances". Occasionally bugs me I dont have a really good local friend (but thats what happens when youve been transient)
Baldy Bouncer
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The Bible!!??
SwingsitlikeHogan
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The Bible!!??
Aye - you know - that book. Some quite useful stuff in it
Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Not wrong.
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Baldy Bouncer
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Aye - you know - that book. Some quite useful stuff in it
Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Not wrong.
Also one of THE biggest works of fiction the world has ever seen along with all the other religious claptrap books.:thup:
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Maybe - but that doesn't stop works of fiction having some messages relevant for us today, amongst them there are many about friends and friendship.
chrisd
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You're not wrong there Mr Bouncer.
ColchesterFC
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If I put on a frock and walked down the road telling people how my imaginary friend was telling me to live my life I'd be in for a short trip to a secure hospital where they'd give me a nice jacket that would let me cuddle myself.
And yet if I built a fancy building and called it a church and then repeated what I'd been saying no one would bat an eyelid.
williamalex1
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Sadly I've more old friends residing in the local cemetery these days. But fortunately I still have a couple of golden oldy pals from my youth/ school days , and I'm a sprightly 68 .
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None. I am, by nature, quite guarded and don't share very well. Even hid doesn't get all of me. On reflection, quite sad really.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I know that feeling. And given current family serious ill-health issues it would be good if I had someone close I could sit down with over a coffee and talk about how I feel about it. But there isn't - my best mate lives some distance away and even though I could share my feelings with him over the phone - it wouldn't feel right - and given I haven't spoken with him for 6 months he might find it odd me contacting him out of the blue and unloading my emotions, fears and worries on him. Because it's just not the sort of thing guys do
