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SteelofUtah -> RE: Question....Friendship....What does it mean to you? (7/19/2008 8:29:08 AM)
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ORIGINAL: MstrObjectmaker
I was wondering how other people feel about friendship?
I feel that Friendship is second only to a Relationship however both work the exact same way. Friendships are fragile and require both parties working toward making them better. When only one person is working then the friendships are off balance and tend to fail.
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ORIGINAL: MstrObjectmaker
What qualities do you look for in a friend?
Reliability. Integrity. Honesty. Trust. but most importantly I look for a Friend who wants to be a friend not someone who wants something from me. I don't want to be friends with someone who isn't paying attention to what is going on in my life. I want a friend that when I am in a Jam actually tries to help where they can and if they are a part of that jam that they work just as hard as I am to get us BOTH out of it. Friends do not take advantage of kindness, so I also want a frien who carries thier own weight. Where I perfer to pay for meals when I go out I don't want to feel like I always have too or worse like I am a Bad Person when I don't. I also look for a person who can be trusted with information and knows when to keep thier mouth shut. I hate having my dirty laundry shared with people I don't know just because someone thinks idle chatter is harmless.
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ORIGINAL: MstrObjectmaker
What would you do for your friends and what would you not do for your friends?
I would be there for my friends through thick and thin even when I may think that friend is wrong or mistaken, I would back them up when they need backing up and I would leave them be when they need let be. I would NOT Lie Cheat or Steal from or for my friends and I would also care enough about them to never give them a Hand Out, but a Hand up when they need it. Mostly I would always try to maintain a balance of Friendlyness and Tough Love because sometimes you really need your Friends to point out what a DipShit you are being, and tell you to drop the pride and Man the Fuck Up and take care of your business, and stop acting like the sky is falling chicken little and just deal with what is going on.
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ORIGINAL: MstrObjectmaker
Would you support them no matter what?
I would BE THERE for them no matter what, but I would not Support Bad Decisions or Bad Behavior. I would attempt to give them guidance and direction as much as they were willing to accept but when they stopped responding to it then I could no longer continue doing it. Sometimes people just need to learn the cold hard facts that life is hard. Also I find it does no good to present someone with options that aren't willing to take. Support and Coddeling are two very different things and both can be equally as destructive.
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ORIGINAL: MstrObjectmaker
And finally what does true friendship mean to you?
Not taking advantage of someone just because you know you can. Always doing everything you can to make a situation better. Never walking away when you are needed most.
Steel
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