I have two best friends, and they are both men.  They both give me excellent advice, and help me to understand the sometimes quirky things my husband does.

I've had bad experiences with good friends in the past that were female.  I have lots of good friends who are women, but I've found that if I ever trusted them too much, they always burned me.  And they usually don't understand me as much as men do.

I'm also the kid of person who tends to speak my mind, good or bad, and while some women tend to be more sensitive, men seem to respect that about me.

I was just curious which gender you guys relate to better.

I tend to relate to older people (due to my tastes in music and the like) or people that can appreciate the past. I like to get on with people of both sexes but seem to lean slightly towards having women friends.  :)

I don't really have a best friend...

I don't have any friends.

Oh, come now, certainly you have at least ONE friend...

I don't have any friends.


You have me remember, lol.  ;)

Oh, come now, certainly you have at least ONE friend...


I'm not aloud to have friends I know it sounds freaky but it's true.

You have me remember, lol. ;)


YES! I have you atleast Bobby  :)

Actually he is a part of me   ;D

YES! I have you atleast Bobby  :)


Good. You will gain lots of good friends here especially. I don't like to see people lonely.  :)

Actually he is a part of me   ;D


Ho ho! I almost expected that.  ;D

I'm not aloud to have friends I know it sounds freaky but it's true.


Why not?

Good. You will gain lots of good friends here especially. I don't like to see people lonely.  :)


Awww your too sweet. ^_^

Awww your too sweet. ^_^


Thank you.  :)

Now tell me, why aren't you allowed to have friends?

Yup

Actually he is a part of me   ;D


I hope you share him with your girlfriend!

I hope you share him with your girlfriend!

he's mine, all mine!   ;D

he's mine, all mine!   ;D


umm... ok I better leave that alone.. don't wanna get banned...

Well you see....I live with my grand parents (and my mom) but my grand parents are really protective of me and crap so they think if I get friends I'll get into "Bad stuff" my grandma even chased this guy my brother was friends with out of the house because he was black. >:(

Any friends at all? Wow, I thought they'd be okay if it was, like, good kids or something.

Any friends at all? Wow, I thought they'd be okay if it was, like, good kids or something.


I know! He was a really nice guy too  :(

Well you see....I live with my grand parents (and my mom) but my grand parents are really protective of me and crap so they think if I get friends I'll get into "Bad stuff" my grandma even chased this guy my brother was friends with out of the house because he was black. >:(


First of all, it's great you have an extended family living with you. Family is an important aspect of life. However, life is a 50-50 chance. You will either hook up with good or bad friends. Your parents ought to be letting you make your mind up about what the world is like.

Through independence, you will be able to make better choices for the future.  :)

Modified to add: If you don't mind me asking, how old are you?  ???

Well you see....I live with my grand parents (and my mom) but my grand parents are really protective of me and crap so they think if I get friends I'll get into "Bad stuff" my grandma even chased this guy my brother was friends with out of the house because he was black. >:(

join a church group, I once met a very.... on second thought you better not  ;D

First of all, it's great you have an extended family living with you. Family is an important aspect of life. However, life is a 50-50 chance. You will either hook up with good or bad friends. Your parents ought to be letting you make your mind up about what the world is like.

Through independence, you will be able to make better choices for the future.  :)

Modified to add: If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? ???


I wish they felt the same way you did. I hate giving out my age because people automatically think I'm stupid but since your nice I'll tell you. I'm 13  :)

I wish they felt the same way you did. I hate giving out my age because people automatically think I'm stupid but since your nice I'll tell you. I'm 13  :)


That's okay. I only asked your age because it determines what perspective I should take on your situation.  ;)

You're 13 (the teens can be tricky) and you're parents/grandparents may realise this. Some teens are vulnerable to the old drink, drugs and sex thing and a lot aren't. You are young but you should be allowed to make certain choices of your own (especially who you hang out with) because socialising is a handy skill to have. If you make great friends, you have gained more than having no friends and if you make bad friends, you have to rely on experience not to make the same mistakes again.  :)

Letting go of their children can be one of the big problems a parent faces. Do you talk to your parents about this?

That's okay. I only asked your age because it determines what perspective I should take on your situation. ;)

You're 13 (the teens can be tricky) and you're parents/grandparents may realise this. Some teens are vulnerable to the old drink, drugs and sex thing and a lot aren't. You are young but you should be allowed to make certain choices of your own (especially who you hang out with) because socialising is a handy skill to have. If you make great friends, you have gained more than having no friends and if you make bad friends, you have to rely on experience not to make the same mistakes again. :)

Letting go of their children can be one of the big problems a parent faces. Do you talk to your parents about this?


I understand that, it's just I wish they would trust me. I've never done anything bad yet they think I have demons in me and think I'm a bad person :( I don't want to be a hermit for the rest of my life and yes I have talked to them once about this and all it did was make them mad at me. They are very hard to talk to.  :-\\

I understand that, it's just I wish they would trust me. I've never done anything bad yet they think I have demons in me and think I'm a bad person :(

Really? I haven't seen any evidence of that. I am sorry your parents feel they can't trust you. I know it can be a dangerous world out there but sometimes you've got to take the bull by the horns. My girlfriend's son is about your age and we give him as much rope as we can, sometimes he has made bad decisions and sometimes he has made good. That is life. We have to let him deal with his crisis's as they arise - and so should your parents.

I don't want to be a hermit for the rest of my life and yes I have talked to them once about this and all it did was make them mad at me. They are very hard to talk to.  :-\\

You shouldn't be a hermit. I am sorry to hear that previous talks have ended badly. Can I ask you two more questions?

1. How do they feel about you being on and talking to people on the internet?

2. Are your grandparents/parents deeply religious?

1. How do they feel about you being on and talking to people on the internet?

2. Are your grandparents/parents deeply religious?


They don't really know about my friends on here but once my grandpa saw that I had an instant messanger and got really mad. He also said once "Why do you need friends? The only people you need is your family!" that got me ticked. I think they are afraid that I'll spend more time/love somebody more than them?  :-\\

And yes they are VERY religious.

They don't really know about my friends on here but once my grandpa saw that I had an instant messanger and got really mad. He also said once "Why do you need friends? The only people you need is your family!" that got me ticked. I think they are afraid that I'll spend more time/love somebody more than them?  :-\\

So your grandpa knew what instant messenger was about? Okay. His line about not needing friends is obviously false. You need your family, there is no doubt about it, but friendship is an important part of life as well. Without friends, there is no way to escape your family.  ;D

It could be a lot of reasons as to why they don't want you to make friends, it could be because of loosing your love and it could also be an issue of control.

And yes they are VERY religious.

That figures. I used to be religious, I'm not anymore but am not truly atheist. IMO religion is a way of controlling a massive amount of people. I can see that religion plants an idea of a negative world in the minds of it's followers.

What religion are your parents/grandparents?

What religion are your parents/grandparents?



Christian

Christian


Any particular part of Christianity? (Catholic, Protestant etc . . .)

Any particular part of Christianity? (Catholic, Protestant etc . . .)


Umm...I'm not really sure I'm thinking they are Methodist.

Haha... Figures...

Haha... Figures...


?

Umm...I'm not really sure I'm thinking they are Methodist.


Oh right! I was christened a methodist and then got involved in another religion later on. I believe Methodists are well known for their strict principles so their stance doesn't surprise me. I guess they may be intimidated by the music/rock stars you like - do you think this may be why they talk about 'demons'?

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Uber-protective Christians... makes me laugh cause I know so many.

Oh right! I was christened a methodist and then got involved in another religion later on. I believe Methodists are well known for their strict principles so their stance doesn't surprise me. I guess they may be intimidated by the music/rock stars you like - do you think this may be why they talk about 'demons'?




They don't know about most of the music I listen to.....   :-\\ But yeah they think rock music is evil and stuff and they don't want me listening to it, I can't even listen to christian rock and my brother got in big trouble for his Creed cd. Sometimes I wonder what they would do if I blasted some hard core metal in their ears  ::)

Uber-protective Christians... makes me laugh cause I know so many.
lol Yeah I know.

I have two best friends, and they are both men.  They both give me excellent advice, and help me to understand the sometimes quirky things my husband does.

I've had bad experiences with good friends in the past that were female.  I have lots of good friends who are women, but I've found that if I ever trusted them too much, they always burned me.  And they usually don't understand me as much as men do.

I'm also the kid of person who tends to speak my mind, good or bad, and while some women tend to be more sensitive, men seem to respect that about me.

I was just curious which gender you guys relate to better.


You sound just like me.  Most of my good friends are guys and I just can't relate to women that well.  I am very straight forward and not very emotional.  I've never been burned by any females and maybe that is because I've never gotten that close.

By the way, my best friend is my sister.

They don't know about most of the music I listen to.....   :-\\ But yeah they think rock music is evil and stuff and they don't want me listening to it, I can't even listen to christian rock and my brother got in big trouble for his Creed cd. Sometimes I wonder what they would do if I blasted some hard core metal in their ears  ::)
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I am SO happy I was born into an atheist household.

Sorry to hear about your situation Miss Tainted.

They don't know about most of the music I listen to.....   :-\\ But yeah they think rock music is evil and stuff and they don't want me listening to it, I can't even listen to christian rock and my brother got in big trouble for his Creed cd. Sometimes I wonder what they would do if I blasted some hard core metal in their ears  ::)


Heh heh. That would be something.  ;D

I just wondered if they got their ideas about you based on the music you listen to. I read on another thread that your mother is dating a prisoner. How do your grand parents view this? I mean, your mother doesn't seem to be a good example in making the right choices for relationships now, is she?  ;)  ;D

You sound just like me.  Most of my good friends are guys and I just can't relate to women that well.  I am very straight forward and not very emotional.  I've never been burned by any females and maybe that is because I've never gotten that close.

By the way, my best friend is my sister.


Are you married?  I know having good friends that are men can be a problem sometimes when you're married... I'm lucky that my husband is not the jealous type...  besides, he has many female friends..

I just wanna make something clear to everyone. I'm quite happy with the religion my family is I just wished they didn't go to the extremes and be so close-minded about everything.

And Jiminy picturing my grandparents listening to that is priceless.   ;D

Heh heh. That would be something.  ;D

I just wondered if they got their ideas about you based on the music you listen to. I read on another thread that your mother is dating a prisoner. How do your grand parents view this? I mean, your mother doesn't seem to be a good example in making the right choices for relationships now, is she?  ;)  ;D


Well she isn't dating him but he sends her love letters and I would imagine she sends him love letters also. She is also thinking about marrying him which really scares me. My grandparents are furious about it and from what I know they ripped up some letters from the guy she writes to soooo...Yeah.  :-\\ My mom thinks that by writing to a prisoner it's going to teach me about giving people second chances.....

I just wanna make something clear to everyone. I'm quite happy with the religion my family is I just wished they didn't go to the extremes and be so close-minded about everything.


That's cool you are happy with their religion. Sometimes I have to do a bit of detective work to find out possible reasons why you are friendless based on the information you give me.  :)

You are very mature for a 13 year old.

Are you married?  I know having good friends that are men can be a problem sometimes when you're married... I'm lucky that my husband is not the jealous type...  besides, he has many female friends..


Yes I am and since I've been married I stopped talking to a lot of my male friends.  My husband isn't jealous, I just wasn't able to go out with them as much and we eventually became distant.  I doesn't help that I was in the AF and now my husband is, so we move around a bit and lose touch with friends.  Do you ever go on to Tickle.com?  I took a test on there that was supposed to rate how feminine or masculine your personality is and it rated me as 81% masculine. ::)

Yes I am and since I've been married I stopped talking to a lot of my male friends.  My husband isn't jealous, I just wasn't able to go out with them as much and we eventually became distant.  I doesn't help that I was in the AF and now my husband is, so we move around a bit and lose touch with friends.  Do you ever go on to Tickle.com?  I took a test on there that was supposed to rate how feminine or masculine your personality is and it rated me as 81% masculine. ::)


No I've never seen it, I'll have to check it out!

And after I asked if you were married, I realized that was a dumb question - you were just saying how your husband drives 4 miles to the gas station.. duh.. sorry about that  :-[

That's cool you are happy with their religion. Sometimes I have to do a bit of detective work to find out possible reasons why you are friendless based on the information you give me.  :)

You are very mature for a 13 year old.


lol Thanks.   :)

Well she isn't dating him but he sends her love letters and I would imagine she sends him love letters also. She is also thinking about marrying him which really scares me. My grandparents are furious about it and from what I know they ripped up some letters from the guy she writes to soooo...Yeah.  :-\\ My mom thinks that by writing to a prisoner it's going to teach me about giving people second chances.....


I see. This must be really confusing for you. One side of the fence is protective and the other side is liberal (in it's extremes  ::)).

Your mum writing to a prisoner is not going to teach you anything apart from the fact this prisoner could end up in your home playing a parental role in the future making you call him 'daughter'.  :o  :P

I feel so sorry for you.  :-\\

No I've never seen it, I'll have to check it out!

And after I asked if you were married, I realized that was a dumb question - you were just saying how your husband drives 4 miles to the gas station.. duh.. sorry about that  :-[


That's OK, you talk to so many people on here that you can't put a face to.  It gets confusing.

I see. This must be really confusing for you. One side of the fence is protective and the other side is liberal (in it's extremes  ::)).

Your mum writing to a prisoner is not going to teach you anything apart from the fact this prisoner could end up in your home playing a parental role in the future making you call him 'daughter'.  :o  :P

I feel so sorry for you.  :-\\


It's really funny now that I think about it but being raised by 2 very conservative grandparents and a hippy mom has made me a pretty balanced person.  :-\\ Weird....

It's really funny now that I think about it but being raised by 2 very conservative grandparents and a hippy mom has made me a pretty balanced person.  :-\\ Weird....


It's a good job you are balanced. It seems everybody else around you are losing their heads. ::)  ;D

It seems everybody else around you are losing their heads. ::)  ;D
  :o You think so!?  ;D

  :o You think so!?  ;D


Yes.  ;D

My best friend is Zella

Every piece of evidence I have suggests she is a she  :)

I have never met her of course  :(

Were I to do so and find out she was in fact, a he, I would be severely disappointed  :-\\ :-\\ :-\\ :-\\ :\'(

;D

No.  My best friend is my husband and he is a male.  :)

I don't have one best friend as such, but I have a couple of really close girlfriends that I have known since I was 8 years old. Oh...and my husband of course  ;) :)

My best friend is my husband.  I have a couple of very close girlfriends that I can say anything to. :)

Pete!

As you can tell, Pete is a guy.

Pete!

As you can tell, Pete is a guy.


I'm trying to rack my brains of any women called Pete. No . . . None . . . Yep, Pete is a guy.  ;D

I have a few girlfriends, but my best, best friend would have to be my hubby!  :)

I have a few girlfriends, but my best, best friend would have to be my hubby!  :)


Ah! Very sweet, Rhonda.  :)

My best friend is April 15th at the moment when the new computer game I want comes out.  ::)  :)

Ah! Very sweet, Rhonda.  :)

My best friend is April 15th at the moment when the new computer game I want comes out.  ::)  :)


I was going to go out and get some news ones today.. but alas, it will have to wait.

It just dawned on me, that because i am leaving i wont be able to take any of my video games with me 'cus they won't work there.

I am going to trade them all in and get 4-5 new ones that i will play on until i leave.

Ah! Very sweet, Rhonda.  :)

My best friend is April 15th at the moment when the new computer game I want comes out.  ::)  :)


No, it's because it's my B-Day! ;) :)

Ohhh, April 15 is tax day  :P 

I was going to go out and get some news ones today.. but alas, it will have to wait.

It just dawned on me, that because i am leaving i wont be able to take any of my video games with me 'cus they won't work there.

I am going to trade them all in and get 4-5 new ones that i will play on until i leave.


Heh heh. That's right. Leave the game buying until you get over there, Andy. It's a waste of time else.  :)

No, it's because it's my B-Day! ;) :)


April 15th! Nice one. Are you looking forward to it as much as I am?  :)

Ohhh, April 15 is tax day  :P   


Is it? Oh. I might be able to get a tax rebate with any luck. I didn't get one last year, Surprise Surprise.  ::)

I hope it doesn't cause you too much stress.  :)

Is it? Oh. I might be able to get a tax rebate with any luck. I didn't get one last year, Surprise Surprise.  ::)

I hope it doesn't cause you too much stress.  :)


Because i'm under 18 i get a nice one.

I have calculated it should be about £350.

Of course knowing the Inland Revenue i won't get it before i leave. Meh fair enough.

With any luck it will go in to my account before i come back for christmas.

Because i'm under 18 i get a nice one.

I have calculated it should be about £350.

Of course knowing the Inland Revenue i won't get it before i leave. Meh fair enough.

With any luck it will go in to my account before i come back for christmas.


Great stuff! Well, when you come back, you will have lots of money for pressies and drink.  ;)

My "bestest" best friend is my husband. I also have a few very close female friends, too.





Cat

My "bestest" best friend is my husband. I also have a few very close female friends, too.


That's lovely, Cat. You both are so great and compliment each other well.  :)

That's lovely, Cat. You both are so great and compliment each other well.  :)



Thanks, Bobby.  ;D





Cat

Thanks, Bobby.  ;D


;)

If you're friend is Michael Jackson, then that's a loaded question  ??? :o

If you're friend is Michael Jackson, then that's a loaded question  ??? :o


If you're friend was Michael Jackson, it means you could be rich.  ;D

No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper

I used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
'Til they got a hold of me.
I opened doors for little old ladies,
I helped the blind to see.
I got no friends 'cause they read the papers.
They can't be seen with me and I'm gettin' real shot down
And I'm feeling mean.

No more Mister Nice Guy,
No more Mister Clean,
No more Mister Nice Guy,
They say he's sick, he's obscene.

I got no friends 'cause they read the papers.
They can't be seen with me and I'm gettin' real shot down
And I'm feeling mean.

No more Mister Nice Guy,
No more Mister Clean,
No more Mister Nice Guy,
They say he's sick, he's obscene.

My dog bit me on the leg today.
My cat clawed my eyes.
Ma's been thrown out of the social circle,
And dad has to hide.
I went to church incognito.
When everybody rose, the Reverend Smith,
He recognized me,
And punched me in the nose.
No more Mister Nice Guy,
No more Mister Clean,
No more Mister Nice Guy,
They say he's sick, he's obscene.

If you're friend was Michael Jackson, it means you could be rich.  ;D

Sorry, but no amount of money in the world would be worth being friends with that weirdo :P

Sorry, but no amount of money in the world would be worth being friends with that weirdo :P


I'm waiting until after the trial. If it appears he didn't mess with kids, we may have the proverbial egg on our faces.  ;D

all of my best friends have always been male. i do keep in touch with my ex's, i'm friends with them especially with my son's mother.

To those of you who said your spouse is your best friend, you are very lucky.  I love my husband very much and he is a good person, but he hasn't been my best friend in years.  I used to be able to talk to him but things have changed alot.

Things like this are common:

Me: What do you want for dinner?

Him: It doesn't matter.

Me: Ok, do you want lasagna?

Him: Nah.

Me: Ok.. umm.. do you want tacos?

Him: Nah.

Me: Ok, then what DO you want?

Him: I told you it doesn't matter!!!

Me: Well, obviously it DOES matter since you said "nah" to my two suggestions.

Him: JUST FORGET IT THEN!  If you're hungry, eat!  I'll find something for myself.

Me: Ok.  (So I make myself a big salad and eat it)

One hour later:

Him: Babe! I'm hungry.

Me: What do you want?

Him: It doesn't matter.

GRRRRRR!!!

To those of you who said your spouse is your best friend, you are very lucky.  I love my husband very much and he is a good person, but he hasn't been my best friend in years.  I used to be able to talk to him but things have changed alot.

Things like this are common:

Me: What do you want for dinner?

Him: It doesn't matter.

Me: Ok, do you want lasagna?

Him: Nah.

Me: Ok.. umm.. do you want tacos?

Him: Nah.

Me: Ok, then what DO you want?

Him: I told you it doesn't matter!!!

Me: Well, obviously it DOES matter since you said "nah" to my two suggestions.

Him: JUST FORGET IT THEN!  If you're hungry, eat!  I'll find something for myself.

Me: Ok.  (So I make myself a big salad and eat it)

One hour later:

Him: Babe! I'm hungry.

Me: What do you want?

Him: It doesn't matter.

GRRRRRR!!!


I would tell him to get it himself

I would tell him to get it himself


Oh, I do tell him to get it himself... I don't play those games... :)

I just can't really consider someone my best friend when a simple question like "What do you want for dinner?" often leads to an argument...

Oh, I do tell him to get it himself... I don't play those games... :)

I just can't really consider someone my best friend when a simple question like "What do you want for dinner?" often leads to an argument...


Yeah I know what you mean.

Here it's

me: What do you want for supper?

Him: Food.

me: what kind of food?

Him: The kind you eat.

Sorry to hear you folks have communications with your husbands. Blokes can be quite difficult to talk to when they are distracted or troubled.

I'm waiting until after the trial. If it appears he didn't mess with kids, we may have the proverbial egg on our faces.  ;D
I thought he'd pull an OJ and make it a racial thing, problem is, not only does he not know what gender he is, he also doesn't know what race he is!!

I thought he'd pull an OJ and make it a racial thing, problem is, not only does he not know what gender he is, he also doesn't know what race he is!!


He doesn't seem to know what planet he's on either.  ::)

He doesn't seem to know what planet he's on either.  ::)
I also won't have egg on my face if flit boy is found not guilty. He's a weirdo who, I believe, is guilty...but like OJ he will probably get away with it >:(

To those of you who said your spouse is your best friend, you are very lucky.  I love my husband very much and he is a good person, but he hasn't been my best friend in years.  I used to be able to talk to him but things have changed alot.



Once again, this is too weird.  I was about to post the same thing. ;D  I can't see (at least from my point of view) how one can be best friends with their spouse.  I feel like there is a lot I can't tell my husband and I'm not talking about secrets, I mean there are conversations that I can't have with him because it will start an argument.  It's mainly because our views are too different on some things and we have to live together.  When I talk to my sister (my best friend) about things she doesn't agree with she doesn't argue with me.

April 15th! Nice one. Are you looking forward to it as much as I am?  :)



NO! :-[

I also won't have egg on my face if flit boy is found not guilty. He's a weirdo who, I believe, is guilty...but like OJ he will probably get away with it >:(


Tee hee. He is being an idiot already. He was late for court hearings and had a fine of how many million dollars just to start things off - like he can actually afford it at the moment.  ;D

NO! :-[


Ah! I'm sorry to hear that, jacks. I hope you have a great day regardless.  ;)

Tee hee. He is being an idiot already. He was late for court hearings and had a fine of how many million dollars just to start things off - like he can actually afford it at the moment.  ;D


Yep, I think he's playing games and doing all kinds of BS to try and stall things.

Ah! I'm sorry to hear that, jacks. I hope you have a great day regardless.  ;)


;) ;D

Yep, I think he's playing games and doing all kinds of BS to try and stall things.


It makes me wonder why he is stalling. The whole thing has become a media circus! He went to court in his pyjamas! The man not only loses his marbles, he loses his dignity too.  ::)

It makes me wonder why he is stalling. The whole thing has become a media circus! He went to court in his pyjamas! The man not only loses his marbles, he loses his dignity too.  ::)
According to one of his Blind blindly loyal Idiot worshipers fans...he was physically unable to wear anything different because his back was injured...hmm...he can  walk into court without a problem but couldn't have his bodyguards lift him and slide his pants on, whatever ::)

It makes me wonder why he is stalling. The whole thing has become a media circus! He went to court in his pyjamas! The man not only loses his marbles, he loses his dignity too.  ::)


How Michael Jackson found his way into this thread, I'm not too sure - is he someone's best friend or something?   ;D

Anyway, regardless of whether Michael is innocent or guilty, (on which I am completely undecided), I don't think this boy's mother should get any money.   Michael doing time is fine, Michael paying for any counseling or psychiatric services for the boy (payable directly to the counselor) is fine, etc.  I don't think emotional distress = cash cow.   Too many people use "emotional distress" as a get-rich-quick scheme and I can't help but wonder if this woman is one of them.  If this lawsuit came about and the mother KNEW she would not receive a dime, I would definitely think he was guilty.

According to one of his Blind blindly loyal Idiot worshipers fans...he was physically unable to wear anything different because his back was injured...hmm...he can  walk into court without a problem but couldn't have his bodyguards lift him and slide his pants on, whatever ::)


Well if this is the excuse the 'fans' give, then they are off their heads. I agree with you entirely. A man with an injured back can still get his clothes on - even if they are the basics.

well...beings that my best friends are my husband and my younger sister....I would have to say both....but I have always related better to guys as friends.

Erin :)

How Michael Jackson found his way into this thread, I'm not too sure - is he someone's best friend or something?   ;D

LOL. He shouldn't be involved in this topic, we are going into other territories.  ;D

Anyway, regardless of whether Michael is innocent or guilty, (on which I am completely undecided), I don't think this boy's mother should get any money.   Michael doing time is fine, Michael paying for any counseling or psychiatric services for the boy (payable directly to the counselor) is fine, etc.  I don't think emotional distress = cash cow.   Too many people use "emotional distress" as a get-rich-quick scheme and I can't help but wonder if this woman is one of them.  If this lawsuit came about and the mother KNEW she would not receive a dime, I would definitely think he was guilty.

I agree with you entirely, ADH13.  :)

I promise I will not talk on this subject further in this thread.  :)

No, it's because it's my B-Day! ;) :)


My sons birthday is April 15, and the year he was born '91 that was a holiday here in Massachusetts,
Patriots Day.

LOL. He shouldn't be involved in this topic, we are going into other territories.  ;D

I agree with you entirely, ADH13.  :)

I promise I will not talk on this subject further in this thread.  :)


You can, Bobby - I don't mind threads going off topic.. I find it amusing.

I just wondered how it got to Michael Jackson, since the subject was about best friends??

You can, Bobby - I don't mind threads going off topic.. I find it amusing.

You will find a lot of us are experts at meandering off topic all the time.  ;D

I just wondered how it got to Michael Jackson, since the subject was about best friends??

Something Mark said.

Ah! I'm sorry to hear that, jacks. I hope you have a great day regardless.  ;)


If Jacks is anything like me, she is probably so used to it already that she doesn't even give it a second thought.  :)

My sons birthday is April 15, and the year he was born '91 that was a holiday here in Massachusetts,
Patriots Day.


Really?  Cool, another tax baby! :D  My father was from Mass.  His side of the family lives up there still.  I can't wait to go up for a visit while I'm still here in FL.

If Jacks is anything like me, she is probably so used to it already that she doesn't even give it a second thought.  :)


I'm sure you are both far too young to be worried about birthdays.  ;)

If Jacks is anything like me, she is probably so used to it already that she doesn't even give it a second thought.  :)


No, I don't really worry about it.  Sometimes I look at my face in the mirror and say, "Oh, sh!t!"  But as for age, it's just a number. :)  Besides, I still act like I'm 15. :D

I'm sure you are both far too young to be worried about birthdays.  ;)


I wasn't talking about birthdays, I was talking about communication with spouses... lol  ;D

I wasn't talking about birthdays, I was talking about communication with spouses... lol  ;D




;D ;D ;D  When he said, "sorry to hear about that" he was refering to my age. ;D ;D  I see the breakdown now. 8)

I don't worry about the spouse thing either.  I would rather that he is a good friend but not my best friend.  I like that my best friend is someone other than my spouse.

I wasn't talking about birthdays, I was talking about communication with spouses... lol  ;D


You and your communication. No wonder men have such a hard time of it, lmao.  ;)  ;D

Questioning things around you will help. Some couples don't realise the effect they have on each other.

;D ;D ;D  When he said, "sorry to hear about that" he was refering to my age. ;D ;D  I see the breakdown now. 8)


Typical. I blame women personally.  ;D  ;)

Typical. I blame women personally.  ;D  ;)


;D ;D ;D

;D ;D ;D


Ha ha!  ;)

No, I don't really worry about it.  Sometimes I look at my face in the mirror and say, "Oh, sh!t!"  But as for age, it's just a number. :)  Besides, I still act like I'm 15. :D
grow up!  :P ;D

grow up!  :P ;D


That's why these women have communication problems - they are still stuck in their teens!  ;)  ;D

grow up!  :P ;D


;D :D ;)

my best friend(since i was five)is a girl..along with several others whom i consider to be my 'best' friends  :)

Nope :)

My best friend is my husband. Oh yeah, there are times when i feel like strangling him, but there are times when i feel like doing that to some of my very good friends too. If i can live with real good friends who irritates the heck out of me, I definitely can accept the faults of my beloved.

Most of my good friends are guys, and my man doesn't have a problem with it, in fact he's pretty chummy with a couple of them.

At the end of the day, it boils down to this: my best friend is my husband, I can share my thoughts, my secrets and my all with him and vice versa. There are areas where we do not agree, but hey, we get that with non-spousal-best-friends too, right?

I'm lucky, I guess  ;)

Yeah she is the same gender...and is eating all of my food as I type this

..Jerk


~Beth :)

Well, time has passed but my best friend is still of the opposite sex!

Hubby is my first and foremost best friend!
Followed by The Son and the Richard and Scott!!! 8)

I like wife :D

^ and ^^ Exactly as I was going to ask, is my wife my best friend?

Must be Phillip! ;)

All of my close friends are males, though I have one female friend.  I met her when I worked my first job after graduating college.  She is from Pakistan, and at the time was rather new to Canada, so she was always asking me about stuff, and I was always happy to help her out :)

Of all the people I worked with at that job, she is the only one I still keep in touch with

I haven;t had a best friend in 13 years but as a guy if I had to have a best friend it would probably be a female because they are more warm sensitive, caring, and understanding than guys are and lot more flexible to communicate with. Funny thing is I used to not talk be comfy talking to any females when I was in High School and all the people I talked too were guys but I just think a female would make a better best friend than a guy at this point in my life.

 Do you ever go on to Tickle.com?  I took a test on there that was supposed to rate how feminine or masculine your personality is and it rated me as 81% masculine. ::)
I have taken that myself test on Tickle.com and as a male I scored 63% masculine and 37% feminine myself.

well...beings that my best friends are my husband and my younger sister....I would have to say both....but I have always related better to guys as friends.

Erin :)



I have the same answer as before. I really don't have a best friend...except my husband and sister.

In the last year or so, there has been a woman who is emerging as one of my best friends-and I have known her ALL my life-my wonderful sister. We seem to get closer and closer as the years go on.

Oh and next to me, Carlos' best friend is another female-HIS sister.  :)



Cat

I have two best friends, and they are both female, but I have always had a lot of male friends too.  I think I am just closer to women though.

in my life my best friends have been women although i have more male friends and i like the men more.
no best friend right now.

My roomates, who I guess I could call friends, are the same gender, as me.

Dustin is my very best friend, and happens to be a guy.

In high school and the first semester, Shawn was my best friend too. But don't let the name fool you- she's female. But around the end of the semester she only hung out with her now-fiancee Nick, so there went my best chick friend. *choof*

But Dustin is all I need.

MmHmm. My hetro life partner Pete.

Always there to drink all my beer, pass out on my bed, spend all his money and still expect me to let him in my cab...

And then there are the times when he's carried me 2 miles because I totally passed out in the middle of one of the.... less.. appealing areas of Birmingham, the times he's taken an absolute kicking because I've ended up in a fight and the times that he's set me straight when I'm doing something unbelievably more retarded and inadvisable than usual.

Yep, he's an expensive bastard to have around, but he's my mate.

Yes.I've known this friend of mine for 11 years.

My closest friends are all female, but I do have quite a few male friends, too.

Hmm, I have a good mixture of both now. Once upon a time it was mostly boys I didn't have any girls my age around so I used to hang out with my brother and his friends. As I got older I guess I discovered my feminine side and got more female friends.  ;D
My best friend of over 20 years is female.

No, she isn't  ;)

I met my best friend here, and although the friendship is just as strong, I rarely find her here anymore ...

I have a few male friends and I've known them for well over a decade but I only have 1 galpal and that's my sweetie.

Nope.

when i was a kid, all my friends were boys.
i was robin to brian's batman.
i was the dj to my cousin's interpretive dance concerts (don't ask)
i was the catcher in the rock salt baseball games.

Actually, my best friend that I see more than once a year is indeed Female... and I live with her.

Everybody that I talk to on a more than once-a-week basis is a girl.

*Counts* That's about four or five people.

YES! my bff's are the same sex as me.

Nope.  "Pam" has been my BFF for the past 15 years.  :)

Other than hubby, my best friend is a girl (we've been friends for 27 years now :o), but I seem to get along better with men.....could have something to do with growing up with only brothers and now having only sons, ya think? ;D