Last night was a privelege,I met up with some old friends with whom I
had to not associate with anymore as a result of being with a very
possesive significant other.Although I tried to remain in contact
because they were my friends and I loved them for adding joy to this man
and being there at times when I needed them, I had not really INCLUDED
them in my life for the past few years. These are true friends
indeed...no qualms, no bitterness, no uneasy questioning, no
judgements... these people with whom I had to disassociate held no
grudge. They were just as happy to see me as I was them, even exchanged
new numbers and all. We had a blast...good fun and lots of laughter.

Just wanted to share this with these new friends that I have on jsh.
Keep your friends closer than I had.I will from now on.Lesson
learned...the hard way,as always.

Live Laugh Love

Well said, you really don't have many good friends, that will stick with
you through thick and thin, and we sometimes push those away, it nis
nice to see they still accept us and our faults.

Yup, I learned that lesson the hard way, after being married to a girl
who got progressively more and more possessive as time went on.

Since most of my friends, since the age of 15, have been female, that
just added to the problem.

It got to where I couldn't even spend time with family or at work unless
she was right there with me.

But I am so thankful for those who were still there for me after all
THAT nonsense was over and done with....

Lex and bucket...yep, friends will always be friends...nice to meet you
both!

Lex...I have read many posts by you and I enjoy the reads!Well spoken.

Nice to meet you to soul, read some of your posts, been in the
background here the last few days, but will be back going strong now,

Thank you, cs. I have read many of yours, too, and I think you're
fitting in quite nicely. This topic, for example, is definitely a
subject that I'm sure many can identify with!

Fellas...there are many nice people here on this site, and I am glad
that I found such a valuable place!There is something for everyone to
relate to here. Lots of talented people too.

The Making of Friends

Life is sweet because of the friends we have made
And the things which in common we share;

We want to live on, not because of ourselves,
But because of the ones who would care.

It's living and doing for somebody else
On that all of life's splendor depends,
And the joy of it all, when we count it all up,
Is found in the making of friends.

~Edgar A. Guest~


We have many acquaintences in this life-time....BUT true friends are few
and far between!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice subject guys. True friends are hard to find. So when you do have
them, Hold them dear to your hearts forever.

Very well said, A good lesson to be learned here. Thank you for sharing
it. I have lost contacts with all my old friends, but hoping to make new
ones that I can hold just as close.

Native...good post.

yup. know what that's like... but, after 25 yrs, and moving... Lost
mine.
I was kept away from people, too...

Now? I love the freinds I've made over the past 2 yrs or so... although
I am a loner, they understand it.

It's terrible to do that to anyone.
Glad you got a chance to go back to them...

Turbulance...thank you, and hopefully some of your old friends will
find their way back to you...as well as making more friends.

That's a wonderful feeling creative. I've been in the Very possesive
relationship thing. My last ex. I wasn't allowed to have friends and if
so he had to be there. Infact he controlled everything I did. It did a
lot of damage to me. I'm still recovering and trying to make new
friends.

I have recently found old friends even one's way back from High School
via internet. Life is good, and true friends will allways be there for
you.

I'm glad you found your friends again.

you are very lucky to have friends like that and I agree with you that a
true friend doesnt ask questions just accepts you for who you are
.keepin touch with them you have found a pot o'gold in them

mesheep,

Yup! I know that one! Was made to quit every job, freind, and had to put
on a show for family... and, he used the kids to control me...

Never again, lol.

But, I've found I have made my own family over the past few yrs. and
learned people can disagree, or have ****ty days and still love you...
teaching my kids the same thing...

Glad you got away.

Friends are wonderful indeed and I am happy for you that you were able
to reconnect with some.

With moving and lives changing I have friends that I may only speak with
every few months...yet the conversation just picks up where we left off
as though there has been no separation at all. That is magical.

I also have friends that were very close for a time but that just
drifted away. I still love them. I still cherish the time we shared
but also recognize that we are walking different paths and that we
shared what it was that we came together to share...and it is okay to
move on. Some will weave their way back in farther down the path.
Others won't.

We come together...we cross paths for all kinds of reasons. Those
reasons don't always become clear until the looking back. Sometimes
people cross our path because we have information to share. Sometimes
they stay around and become friends. Every once in a while, if we are
lucky, a great romantic love will find its way in there.

I am grateful for it all. We are all mirrors for one another. They
show me who I am.

There are kindred souls out there and we spot each other like beakons
across the gloom. I am awed by the sense of familiar.

Yes, friendship is a beautiful thing.

i agree that friendship is a beautiful thing....friends make the world
go round ya-no?

its good friends that help create the good times!!!!

When all is said & done, FRIENDS & FAMILY are who bury you.
I want a big party & not much family will be there.

I learned also that good friends are there no matter how long its been
since you have been in touch. Your lucky to have found them again, and
the feeling knowing that no matter what your true friends are always
there is a special feeling. Enjoy, and treasure that feeling. :)