Being a singleton, friendships are very important to me. I suppose to me they are a substitute for relationships.
Like a lot of people I suppose, the number of true friends I have can be counted on one hand. People who are honest with me, sometimes brutally, and accept me unconditionally for who I am, warts and all.
As a friend, I hope I offer the same. To my friends I give everthing of myself. What I have learnt to do suprisingly over the years is be quite ruthless. Anyone who doesn't give back but just seems to take from the relationship, I cut out of my life completely. I'm quite proud of this developed skill. I spent a lot of time, especially in my twenties, cultivating friendships that really should have died a natural death. Jumping through hoops, and always trying to earn someones respect, usually by trying to be funny.
I'm lucky in a way, I'm a social person and I find it easy to make friends as aquaintances, and I love this fact.
The four people in my life that are my friends no matter what though, I thank God for, and hope they think the same.
Like a lot of people I suppose, the number of true friends I have can be counted on one hand. People who are honest with me, sometimes brutally, and accept me unconditionally for who I am, warts and all.
As a friend, I hope I offer the same. To my friends I give everthing of myself. What I have learnt to do suprisingly over the years is be quite ruthless. Anyone who doesn't give back but just seems to take from the relationship, I cut out of my life completely. I'm quite proud of this developed skill. I spent a lot of time, especially in my twenties, cultivating friendships that really should have died a natural death. Jumping through hoops, and always trying to earn someones respect, usually by trying to be funny.
I'm lucky in a way, I'm a social person and I find it easy to make friends as aquaintances, and I love this fact.
The four people in my life that are my friends no matter what though, I thank God for, and hope they think the same.
