  |
|
Welcome to Mommysavers Forums.
|
| Mind, Body, and Soul Health issues, staying fit, soul searching and living your best life |
|
|
  |
02-23-2008, 07:20 AM
|
#1
|
|
Are you more comfortable....
|
|
Mommysavers Addict
Last Online: Yesterday 07:31 PM
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 7,122
|
having one close friend at a time?? Or having a group of friends that you are equally as close to??
This came up with a friend of mine, and I thought it was interesting. I like being in groups, but it is also nice to have one on one time with friends to get to know them a little bit better. So, I guess for me it is a little of both, but it gets hard sometimes finding time for everyone that I would like to spend time with if we are not in a group, KWIM?
What situation makes you the most comfortable??
__________________
Stacey
“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man." ~ Euripides
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-23-2008, 09:59 AM
|
#2
|
|
|
|
|
Saving $ moderator
Last Online: Yesterday 10:17 PM
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Iowa
Posts: 5,778
|
I am more comfortable in smaller groups of friends. I've always had 1-2 good friends, and then a bunch of people I would call aquaintances.
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-23-2008, 10:54 AM
|
#3
|
|
|
|
|
The Lean GREEN Mod
Last Online: Yesterday 11:25 PM
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Idaho
Posts: 7,400
|
  |
Quote:
|
|
Originally Posted by deemom
I am more comfortable in smaller groups of friends. I've always had 1-2 good friends, and then a bunch of people I would call aquaintances.
|
|
This is me. I don't like large groups.
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-23-2008, 11:32 AM
|
#4
|
|
|
|
|
Freebies & All About Mod.
Last Online: Yesterday 11:37 AM
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Minnesota
Real Name: Amy
Posts: 5,056
|
I have 2 really, really, really good friends that we can share anything to each other and then I have 2 other really good friends that we just talk about everday things nothing extra personal. Then there are the ones that are acquaintances. I like to keep smaller groups for different situations.
__________________
Do you like FREE samples?
Check out the BARGAINS this week!
Do CREATIVE minds think alike?
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-24-2008, 06:50 AM
|
#5
|
|
|
|
|
RAK, Fit n Intimate Mod
Last Online: Yesterday 08:48 PM
Join Date: Jul 2006
Real Name: Christy
Posts: 13,675
|
I have found, in the past that smaller groups of people are fun and more intimate but then things always go awry. I think it's because I am surrounded by transient people as I go through life. So I have had a hard time really TRUSTING smaller groups of people. I am social. I have fun. But not too many people know a lot of personal details about me. I am guarded in that sense.
I like larger groups because I like to socialize and get to know a vast array of people and their experiences. MS is great for that. With 30,000 members and growing, you can find a new acquaintance every day...and hear a different story too.
I have TWO close friends whom I confide in with just about everything going on in my life, but unfortunately we don't have any face to face time! One of my friends lives in Canada with her family and the other one is someone I grew to know and love and trust online. These two people probably know the most about me because they themselves also confided in me. But I don't do that with too many other people.
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-24-2008, 07:10 AM
|
#6
|
|
|
|
|
Scrappin' & Barterin' Mod
Last Online: Yesterday 11:21 AM
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Small Town, MN
Real Name: Kelli
Posts: 7,535
|
I would say 3-4 that I am really close to. I do have "close" friends, "just" friends, and then aquaintances but overall only 3-4 that I could tell anything too, spend all day with, and be comfortable when they pop over and I am in my jammies.
What I find is that my "close" friends are all spread out. They are all in different "groups" of friends, so we aren't all "close" together. Does that make sense?? There is one here in our new area, one where I used to live, one I am related to, and one here online. Some know each other, but that's it.
I always wanted to have a small group that all were close together and would do anything for the others (a la Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants). But I haven't found that yet  Maybe someday! 
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-24-2008, 07:47 AM
|
#7
|
|
|
|
|
Here to Entertain you Mod
Last Online: Yesterday 04:06 PM
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Where the Wild Things Are
Posts: 11,040
|
  |
Quote:
|
|
Originally Posted by doozer
I have found, in the past that smaller groups of people are fun and more intimate but then things always go awry. I think it's because I am surrounded by transient people as I go through life. So I have had a hard time really TRUSTING smaller groups of people. I am social. I have fun. But not too many people know a lot of personal details about me. I am guarded in that sense.
I like larger groups because I like to socialize and get to know a vast array of people and their experiences. MS is great for that. With 30,000 members and growing, you can find a new acquaintance every day...and hear a different story too.
I have TWO close friends whom I confide in with just about everything going on in my life, but unfortunately we don't have any face to face time! One of my friends lives in Canada with her family and the other one is someone I grew to know and love and trust online. These two people probably know the most about me because they themselves also confided in me. But I don't do that with too many other people.
|
|
I could have written that!!! I have 2 or 3 people close to me that I can confide in at any given moment but my preference is larger groups because of trust issues....Building trust with me takes a long time.
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-24-2008, 08:39 AM
|
#8
|
|
|
|
|
Mommysavers Addict
Last Online: Yesterday 07:31 PM
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 7,122
|
Do you want me to send you a pair of my jeans??? 
__________________
Stacey
“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man." ~ Euripides
|
|
|
|
|
  |
02-24-2008, 09:17 AM
|
#9
|
|
|
|
|
Fitness & Mommysaver Diva
Last Online: Yesterday 09:54 PM
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Upstate NY
Real Name: Debi
Posts: 1,874
|
  |
Quote:
|
|
Originally Posted by deemom
I am more comfortable in smaller groups of friends. I've always had 1-2 good friends, and then a bunch of people I would call aquaintances.
|
|
I agree. I prefer having those few GREAT friends that I know "have my back" for anything and then have the handful of acquaintances.
__________________
Check out my weight loss journey ~ sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=MAMAOF3KIDDIES
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
  |
|
Members
|
|
|
|
  |
|
Sponsors
|
|
|
|
|