omen are also said to live a content life, just like Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda. Lily and Jane have been friends for 40 years, now that 's friendship goals! The key to their friendship is to have a sense of fun, not let too much time go by without contacting each other, and to support each other in their endeavors. In today 's society, it can be hard to find friends that really genuinely love, support, and wants what is best for you. In an assessment of 2,835 women with breast cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study, those with no close friends were four times as likely to die from the disease as the women with 10 or more close friends(Friends are Preventive Medicine). Since it can be hard to find that, most women tend to stay by themselves rather than get hurt and back-stabbed. Little do they know, their health is being effected because they don 't have that person to confine in, to be vulnerable with, …show more content…
In life, there are so many ups and downs, but what makes it worth wild is having someone to share those adventures with. Regardless of any circumstances people like to share their moments and testimonies with their friends or confidants. People often share their moments, obstacles, or testimonies with friends and confidants because they confine and trust them with their personal information. They also know that person wont spread their personal information to the world. In the Role of Confidantes in Older Women 's Health, it was expressed that confidantes/friends were primarily called upon for expressive reasons like: social, emotional, physical(Moreman). Confidantes kept older women healthy. They offered the women advice when needed, encouraged them to continue with their diets,transportation, talked and laughed with them daily. By the confidantes just being there and showing that they cared really kept the women content and made them feel good about
These people are not really friends in the sense of it. These are people we get to relate with out of convenience, we would not have to talk to them too much about ourselves. Even Viorst admitted that: “But we don’t, with convenient friends, ever come too close or tell too much: We maintain our public face and emotional distance. ”(1) .... ...
Everyone has close and distant friendships throughout their lifetime. There are friends who are loyal and bring out the best in each other. Likewise, there are friends that are dishonest and talk poorly behind each other’s back. Friendship is built on the foundation of trust; if there is no trust, the relationship will crumble. In a friendship, there must be a bond between both individuals. However, there are also friendships that can potentially be toxic to both individuals and must be ended. Friendships can be hard to maintain at times, but when friendships are strong, they can last a lifetime. The story Wake by Lisa McMann and Rocking Horse Winner by D.H. Lawrence both explore the theme of friendship.
The most supportive of friends are manifest during life’s toughest of obstacles. They are the ones that help us power through the storm. Karen Karbo claims, “Most of us would prefer to think that we love our friends because of who they are, not because of the ways in which they support who we are. It sounds vaguely narcissistic, and yet the studies bear it out.”(156) while Yvette and I stated off as simple associates, she was soon to be reviled as my most supportive friend. She was just another co-worker. However, after our bosses went through a divorce, our most dependable co-worker moved, and another reunited with her drug habit, Yvette was the only one I could depend on. Together we became an unbreakable team. We could run the front office without any flaws. Since our friendship was growing we became even more supportive of each other, if one was slacking the other would step up and make sure the task was completed. We would switch off on answering the phones and taking on a challenging customer. Occasionally we would go out for a drink to destress from work. We had just started taking our girls out on play dates, and hanging out on weekends. One night my mom called me to let me know she had made other plans for the following night and I needed to figure out another arrangement for my daughter. Most nights I depend on my mom to watch my daughter so I can go to class, and when she is unable my sister will step in. In
She doesn’t know this, but she changed my life. She was there for me when it seemed like no one else was. When most of my friends were dissolving around me and I just didn’t feel like I could do anything right, she was there, and she made everything seem okay. It didn’t matter that I was inevitably going to graduate with a GPA a tenth of a point lower than I wanted, or that my director told me that he was disappointed in me because I just didn’t seem focused lately, or that my other friends just weren’t talking to me anymore. It didn’t matter because she was there and she made me feel safe. She’s my best friend, and I love her and admire her for so many different reasons.
“When asked to describe friendship, adolescents refer to intimacy, trust, loyalty, and commitment (Ashord & Lecroy, 2013, p. 454).” Sharing personal thoughts refer to friendship intimacy. Female friendships are more supportive and emotional. Friendship provides companionship, stimulation, interest, and also ego support (Asford & Lecroy, 2013).” When Erin had her breakup with Michael all her friends were there to support her emotionally and tried to keep her company.
When going through hard times, friends will be able to support and comfort you. Close friendships are like family, and they are also filled with love just like a family would be. Some people only think of marriage or family when they think of love, but don’t realize that true friendships can carry love within. They have the same characteristics like family. Friends are there for you, are loyal, and will always have advice for you, whether you want it or not.
“The silver friend knows your present and the gold friend knows all of your past dirt and glories. Once in a blue moon there is someone who knows it all, someone who knows and accepts you unconditionally, someone who is there for life.” This is a quote I read once in an article by Jill McCorkle. I wrote it down and posted on my wall. McCorkle’s description of a “gold friend” describes a friendship that I have with a group of girls who mean the world to me.
Having meaningful friendships is an asset in life, but in some chapters you might find yourself without any close friends. If this describes your current situation, you can learn to cope by becoming more comfortable spending time alone. Do this by trying out solo activities to distract your from loneliness. You might also want to try keeping a positive outlook and getting support from others. Plus, you might try a few strategies to expand your social circle.
The sun gleamed vibrantly on August 5, 2008, but I did not sense the warmth as my thoughts were elsewhere. I was only six years old at the time and preparing to begin first grade in less than one month. As I crossed the threshold into the home of my best friend, I had a sensation everything would change. At such a young age, I was having to tell my best friend goodbye. Blake Basgall had leukemia and would not be around when I returned from vacation, according to my mom. That day, I had spent hours coloring a picture in his favorite color, blue, so I could give it to him prior to heading to my grandma’s for the week. Blake was my first real friend. He had a thoughtful and daring heart through all of his surgeries and medication treatments. Blake Lee Basgall would become an inspiration
A lot of people use the term soulmate for their one true love: their husband or wife but, I believe my best friend is my soulmate. From the first day I met Jason I knew we were going to be friends for a long time, I just had a good feeling about him. Freshman year fourth period math was where my life would be forever changed, the first day of class our teacher had a seating chart and he sat us next to each other but different rows, we started talking and getting to know each other more. We knew each other from middle school, but we never talked because we hung out with different people. I knew I was going to like him because we had a lot in common and we were both very sarcastic and witty I finally found someone on my level.
A friend is someone difficult to find. A friend is someone you can always count on when times are tough. The dictionary's definition of a good friend is a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. A good friend is there when you are struggling. For example, when a boy breaks your heart a good friend walks you through it and offers a shoulder to cry on. According to Bree Neff, a good friend is someone who is trustworthy, doesn't talk behind your back, listens to your problems, gives good advice and tries to lend humor along with his or her support. There are also bad friends, those who pretend to care and then turn around gossiping and starting drama. Good and bad friends are all around you, involved in your everyday life. To find good friends you should look for such traits as being kind, trustworthy, loyal and dependable.
My best friends are all very different and hold many qualities, but most importantly keep me striving as a person. Sure many people can have many good friends, but you will know when you catch a shooting star. I 've had many close friends, even ones I considered best friends but only a few have stuck around.
When I was younger a teacher of mine, Ms. Macy, would constantly tell us that friends are forever, no matter what. I took her words literally and thought that when you made a friend, they would be in your life until the day you died. Friends are very important to me. My friends are like my family. Could you imagine how upset I was the day my best friend, Stephanie stopped talking to me over a stupid misunderstanding? Steph and I have been friends since we were in diapers. She even lived right across the street from me. We would do everything together. We were inseparable. I never thought in a million years, that our friendship would come to an end.
We do not make friends because they are useful but the bond of friendship, once it grows stronger and stronger has a number of positive aspects. There are certain secrets that can only be shared with our friends only. When we are facing a difficult situation in our lives, only true friends come forward to help us overcome all the difficulties.
Why are relationships so important, no matter what age in time, culture, ethnicity, religion, or social status? Friendships and relationships in general are crucial. They are constantly sought after in one way or another. Why is it that we need these relationships and actively search for them? We start off with familial relationships and then we look for friends and most end up looking for and finding a spouse or mate of some kind. Relationships are important for growth, learning, maturity, and for the completion of another person. In the beginning of genesis God made man, Adam, but adam was not complete until God had made woman, Eve, as well. There was something that another human being could do for Adam that no other animal could do (genesis