Comments on: Twenty Something Advice: Circle of Friends

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:28:01 +0000

thanks, everyone, for your comments. i’m glad to give the reminder that we all sometimes need, and i’m glad to hear so many of you already understand the great importance of good friends. thanks to elysa for having me! :)

By: Rebecca Thorman

Rebecca Thorman — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:08:39 +0000

Yes, I completely agree. So many women become so involved in their boyfriends they let everything fall away. I had to do that several times before learning the better way. Now, I just have to find Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome.. ;)

By: Tori

Tori — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:17:24 +0000

I just met one of my dear forever friends today for lunch. True friends are for life and make you feel alive. Thanks for the reminder.

By: Jenni

Jenni — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:18:15 +0000

This is great advice. I feel like I kind of neglected a lot of my friends over the past (almost) 6 years…and now that that phase of my life has come to an end, I need my friends more than I have ever needed them.

I am SO lucky that they have been there for me. Some of them I hadn’t talked to in years…and yet still, they are there.

I think there’s something about seeing someone go through something difficult is all it takes for a friendship to blossom, or re-blossom in this case.

By: Tina Vaziri

Tina Vaziri — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:38:17 +0000

This piece of advice really resonates with me. It’s something I struggle with all the time. I try hard to keep friendships strong when there are miles and miles between us, but it’s sometimes hard to get all parties involved to put in as much effort.

I have never lived in one place for more than a few years, always changing schools, and always losing friends along the way. And now that I am finished with school, and again living in a new place, I find it’s even harder to make new friends.

I agree with the importance of keeping close friends, but how do you do it when there are more and more factors involved as we get older? I haven’t found the right solutions.

By: blogging barbie

blogging barbie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:45:19 +0000

so true. and so beautifully expressed.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:22:43 +0000

been there. and i wish i would have learned the first time because i’m there again. and it sucks.

take this advice to heart. you’ll only realize it when it’s too late that you haven’t.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:08:38 +0000

It’s something that is so hard to remember in the thick of things – and yet so obvious when you come out on the other side.

Wonderfully written – and so very true!

By: Jill Be

Jill Be — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:03:38 +0000

Good reminder, Lara. Something I’m needing reminded of lately – that some friends will be there for you even if they’ve not been around lately.

By: hanlie

hanlie — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:29:07 +0000

That is excellent advice, Lara. You’re so far ahead of me, learning all the things that I only learnt in my thirties in your twenties!

Only now, in my thirties, have I got “people”. They’ll go the distance with me, they’ll drop their lives for me if I need them to and they’re always cheering me on. I do the same for them of course! And while we may not see one another very regularly, the bonds just get stronger and stronger, irrespective of life partners, distance and commitments.

Great post, as always!