What sort of friend are you..? October 26, 2007
Posted by Michelle in General.Tags: friends
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I hope that I’m a good friend.. I try to keep in touch as much as I can, I try to remember birthdays and the such, I try to make those little gestures that would mean so much to me.
Every now and again, I find a friend who seems to think the same way. (Waves at Katherine in particular - one person who emails as much as I do! lol) But often, I find myself feeling as if I’m making most of the effort. With some, I actually wonder what would happen if I stopped emailing/phoning. Would they even notice, would they care?
I’m yet to work out if I overdo it, if friendships mean more to me than it does to others, or if I simply expect too much.
So how about you, do you make an effort with your friends or are you happy for them to do it? Do you get annoyed if people contact you too much.. is it possible to over-do it?
Waves back*
I suppose it IS possible to overdo it, but if you’re intune with said friend, wouldn’t you sense it?? I’d hope so. But then friendship is more than just checking in once a week, unless that is truly all that time permits. My real friends - I think about. They hang with me in spirit even if they do live millions of miles away.
Hi. I randomly found your blog and started reading. This blog in particular hit me because it’s exactly something that I’ve been wondering about lately. I hope that you get some answers about this, or just come to terms with it. Have a great day.
tusquittee - thanks for visiting, and I hope you pop back.
Hopefully I’m learning to appreciate each person in my life.
Katherine, I know just what you mean..
I’ve lost touch with most of my friends over the past few years, and I mostly blame myself. My best friend lives in another state, and we talk every once in a while. All of my other good friends have gone on to different things, and I don’t think they think about me much. I try to email, but lately I haven’t done a very good job. You’ve inspired me to go ahead to get back in touch with some of them! I’ll be sending out emails tonight!
don’t you find its real easy though, to read an email from a friend, and enjoy it, and mean to answer it, and think about what they said…but somehow not to quite get round to it? I know I do it…maybe your friends do too?
doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten you.