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I agree
Since I am a retiree after spending 20 years in military service and my wife is about to retire after doing the same, I understand exactly where you are coming from. Because we are constantly moving from place to place it is nearly impossible to make any real friendships. And even the "friendly acquaintances" we make are generally tolerated so that we have an excuse, albeit a lame one i admit, to get out of the house once in awhile and commisserate with other people. True friendships take time to develop and it comes with sacrifice, just like in any serious relationship. People today aren't willing to put that much time into something, and forget about asking anybody nowadays to sacrifice anything--it just doesn't jibe with the selfish credence of today's society. I can honestly admit that I have absolutely no real friends beyond my wife, and I'm pretty sure she can say the same thing. Perhaps that is a sad state of things, but at least I know who I can trust.
This will be mentioned on the AH.
This essay had a ring of sad truth to it, indeed. I admit that I only looked for it because I was asked to do so, but I have to agree that true friends are indeed scarcer than one thinks. I don't know much about this town or that, but I can say that I have rarely made friends with neighbors, wherever I have lived. Perhaps that is tragic. I just know that it is true.
I also know that I didn't have any motivation to attend my high school reunion. Why should I? My few friends from high school were unlikely to attend themselves, which would mean that I would just be dealing with people that I tolerated at most and would hardly recognize.
I will add that there should have been more mention of what constitutes a true friend. This read like a lament, which I understand. I would simply urge on this writer the writing of a follow-up essay about recognizing true friends.
Very sad, and very true..
A well-written, if slightly clinical, look at the relaities of friendship and lack thereof. I understand your reluctance to become involved with many people, now.
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Yes...
True friends are hard to come by these days. Congrats on a very thought-provoking piece.
Yup, all true
Sad but true and a lesson I learned too late in life. Last year, I discovered the truth that, as the woman in your article states, people feel that they have obligations to you only when it's convenient to them. These were people I thought were not only friends, but good friends; people for whom I'd given my time and emotion and concern and yet when I needed a little of that back -- nothing. In fact, one 'friend' told me stop talking to her until my troubles (caused by a horrible work situation) were over, because it was too distressful for HER. So, nearly a year after I've come to the conclusion that I need to be aware of the fact that 99% of the people one encounters will use your time, emotion and concern and think nothing of giving you nothing in return. Yes, indeed, friendly acquaintances are the norm, not the exception.
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