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re: When did you stop making 'real' friends?
Posted on 8/23/14 at 2:15 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Posted on 8/23/14 at 2:15 pm to siliconvalleytiger
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Posted on 8/23/14 at 2:22 pm to blue_morrison
"don't worry kid ... i ain't gonna shoot you ... you're the only friend i've got"...
seriousness aside, i've met some of my closest friends in my mid-30s ... still close with guys from college ...
Posted on 8/23/14 at 2:35 pm to msutiger
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I'm 21 and I can't see myself stopping making friends any time soon. I'm a very social person and get a long with people very well. I'll obviously keep my college friends close, but that doesn't mean I'm going to close off the rest of the world. My co-workers have become some of my best friends at my internship and they are late 20's, so I see no reason why you have to ever stop making real friends.
I thought the same thing, and I think you can make friends past college, but it's much more difficult since social groups tend to be set.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 2:38 pm to tiderider
my career path kind of alienated me from several good friends. ive got some good acquaintances at work now though.
no, i'm not a ho
no, i'm not a ho
This post was edited on 8/23/14 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 8/23/14 at 2:41 pm to OMLandshark
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but it's much more difficult since social groups tend to be set.
Sooooo true. Especially if you move to a new city.
And if you happen to work someplace where everyone is either much older than you, or the ones your age all have kids....makes it that much more difficult.
Some get lucky and make friends at work, but you can't always rely on that. You have to let your hobbies be a way to make friends(ex: join a meetup group for your hobbies is one way to make friends with people that share your interest).
Posted on 8/23/14 at 2:52 pm to lsunurse
I haven't stopped at 29... Still making new friends all the time 
Posted on 8/23/14 at 3:09 pm to siliconvalleytiger
I've moved around a lot my entire life, so I learned at a young age how to adapt and meet new people. Most I would just consider acquaintances, but there are 2 that I've met post-college, that I would consider closer than my brothers. I met these guys when I was 22 and 25. One is a current roommate and the other I talk to on a regular basis. I would take a bullet for both and vice versa. We've had these discussions.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 3:10 pm to BACONisMEATcandy
Yea, I dunno...I just I just keep in touch with people and am cool welcoming others into our group(s). We've all since moved on from LSU and High School and I've got good friends both in BR/Nola and all over the country...and when we do get together, nothing seems to have changed.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 3:25 pm to The Third Leg
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Friendships - the good ones - are built upon innocence, woefully inadequate decision making processes, and time. How can I trust someone when I never see just how low they can go when nothin is on the line? This is why my friends are truly like family, and I live by none of them. But I could call any of the three and they would be on a plane.
The first few people on my "help me dump a dead body" list I have rarely seen in years. But they are the ones I would truly trust when the shite goes down.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 4:18 pm to Golfer
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.and when we do get together, nothing seems to have changed.
same. I haven't seen my bestie from middle school in like two years but I'm staying with her next week in Houston for the game. We just pick up where we left off.
To the person who said all the things I listed are pretty much impossible with a family...I have been married for 5 years and it hasn't been a problem. If he wants to go out with friends and I don't, that's fine. If I wanna go out with the girls, he's fine. We have merged our lives but we haven't dropped friends because of it. I know it will get more challenging once we have a kid but we have a good support system between family in Jackson and Baton Rouge, so hopefully we can still make time for friends.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 4:23 pm to siliconvalleytiger
Never
Posted on 8/23/14 at 5:52 pm to iluvdatiger
I didn't say impossible, I said you won't be able to run around and do shite all the time with friends with a family. My definition of family requires kids by the way. When it was just me and the wife, yeah...I still got to run around with my buds while she did with hers.
You'll see what I'm talking about when you have a baby. We have family members who are begging to babysit too. It's not always that simple though. And to be honest, you won't want to run around like you used to anyway. You'll be all about the little one.
You'll see what I'm talking about when you have a baby. We have family members who are begging to babysit too. It's not always that simple though. And to be honest, you won't want to run around like you used to anyway. You'll be all about the little one.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 6:15 pm to iluvdatiger
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same. I haven't seen my bestie from middle school in like two years but I'm staying with her next week in Houston for the game. We just pick up where we left off.
I don't say this much, but I cannot articulate my argument better, and more concisely than you just did. As you age, you realize who these people are and just how hard they are to find.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 6:26 pm to siliconvalleytiger
I haven't stopped. Have some really good friends from all phases of college and the first few places we lived.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 6:39 pm to TheFolker
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The first few people on my "help me dump a dead body" list I have rarely seen in years. But they are the ones I would truly trust when the shite goes down.
Outside of family, I don't think I have a "friend" that I would trust on that level. Maybe one or two people but idk.
This post was edited on 8/23/14 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 8/23/14 at 7:29 pm to Samso
Never. I made friends with a guy who is now like my brother when I was in my late 40s.
Posted on 8/23/14 at 7:29 pm to siliconvalleytiger
I'm over 60. My truest friends are still the ones I had 40+/- years ago. It's really amazing to me that this is so.
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