How many friends do you have?

When I say friends, I mean real friends, people who visits you and vice versa with some regularity, people who you interact at least once a week, people you can trust and are totally reliable for you, people who are with you in the good times and in the bad ones.

Zero 21
One 7
Two 7
Three 11
Four 14
Five to nine 17
Ten or even more 8
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  • kingofcarrotflowers

    People I see every week and people I trust are two different things

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    • Shugaboom

      So, focus in people you really trust

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      • kingofcarrotflowers

        Unfortunately I don't have contact left with anyone I truly trusted

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  • ExpectoPatronum098

    Internet: Zero
    Real Life: Also Zero

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    • Shugaboom

      So sad!

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  • PureLikeSnow

    Four. Quality over quantity.

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    • Shugaboom

      Definitely!

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  • college

    If you take out the "interact at least once a week" portion, I have 5. If you keep that part in...zero :(

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    • Shugaboom

      I understand you, we interact constantly with a lot of people but it doesn't mean they are our truly friends.
      Reliable friends are so hard to find, so if you have it, make your best to keep them.

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  • bananaface

    I've just counted, and I'm finding it hard, despite your definition, to determine an exact number. I'm thinking about 13-20. One of my closest friends I haven't seen for well over a month, and therefore, going by your definition, she doesn't count? I don't like that, nor do I like to count my friends. Your definition, the one I've tried to stick to, is my list of what I'd consider very good or close friends. Friends are more general, and I'm not sure who'd I'd consider a friend or not. Hmm. Yeah, I'll go with 18. That's alright, I guess. Not massively popular nor loner-ish; I'm happy with that number.:)

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    • Shugaboom

      Cool!

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  • Anime7

    I have two really close friends and I'm very thankful to have them in my life.

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    • Shugaboom

      My case is similar, I have two close friends.
      If I remove the word "close", it would be three.
      And like you said, I'm very thankful to have them in my life, too!

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      • Anime7

        Although I don't hang out with them every week.

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        • Shugaboom

          Me neither, but at least I try to hang out with them twice at month

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          • Anime7

            Same.

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  • Pika-girl

    One that's crazy,
    One that's smart,
    One that's cutesy,
    One that always helps me "graduate",
    One that's hyper,
    One that's perverted and my crush, and
    One that's obsessed with Star Wars and my crush's friend

    These are all of my best friends!

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  • chloroplast

    One big zero. I'm trying to make one in my mind, but I'm not having much progress. =w=;

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    negative 6

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  • Crusades

    I have a lot of friends. I wish i had none.

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    • Shugaboom

      Why?

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  • Who_Fan4Life

    To be honest- only one REAL close friend. I don't want to ''discount'' any other friends, but they just aren't as close to me as my one real good friend.

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    • Shugaboom

      Sometimes just one person is enough for make you feel good and pleased!

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  • Wow, this poll makes me feel popular.
    Friends who visit each other? I would say over 100. Probably around 20 I will see weekly.
    I wouldn't consider most my friends to be the most reliable of people though.

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    • Shugaboom

      Excellent!

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  • Only one.

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    • Shugaboom

      I hope he/she is enough for you :)

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      • He. He's like me in his own little obscene way, we like the same things, which I wasn't able to find in many other people.

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  • kawaiigurl

    under these circumstances... none

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  • Unimportant

    By your definition? None.

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  • Freedom_

    2 for sure + 5 in the making. It really takes me a long time to truly consider someone my friend even if I see them often, have known them for over a year and have a relative sense of trust in them. They don't know this, but they remain in friend limbo to me for about 5 years. A couple of them are almost there.

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    • Shugaboom

      Good luck with those 5 you are making!

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  • RainbowDischarge

    My boyfriend is my best and only friend that would fall under your description. I voted 1, if sisters count, than 3 friends.

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    • Shugaboom

      Good for you!

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  • dom180

    I've had (and still do have) a very small number of internet friends who I genuinely consider in that capacity.

    My friendship group here at university is about twelve people, with maybe seven or eight other good friends dotted around. Of that twenty, maybe six are "real" by your definition.

    My friendship group at home has a similar number of people to my one at university. I'd say at least the same number of those are "real" friends too. So let's say fifteen overall "real friends".

    I don't really like making a hierarchy of my friends because to me they're all good friends to me and I'd do a lot for any of them, and it feels like doing a great disservice to the others to call them "not real friends". I've been vague about it for that reason.

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    • Shugaboom

      Friends and friendship are not easy words to define, and going beyond, to "real life" those persons that we call friends barely are friends. I am not saying friends does not exist, but it is too hard to find the real ones.

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      • dom180

        I get what you're saying, don't worry :)

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