Comments on: Rethinking Friends

By: gunfighter1

gunfighter1 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:20:00 +0000

Friendship means different things to different people, but I am certain that some of my many online pals are also my friends.

With the way my family operates (always on the go, like yours), I find it to be a comfort that I can reach out to friends either very late at night or very early in the morning, and know that we can be in touch, however briefly.

By: PunditMom

PunditMom — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:28:00 +0000

Friendship is an interesting, changing concept, isn't it? I have made wonderful friends (including you!) on blogs and still remain good friends with people I haven't seen in years, but still connect becuase of E-mail.

We can never have too much friendship, if it's real friendship.

Drinks soon??

By: pfunky

pfunky — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:37:00 +0000

You will always be my friend, even though I don’t go online and read your blog…though when I saw you had a new puppy, I had to check that pic out, which brought me to your blog…and here I am.

Some friends come and go. If you have found connections with other bloggers, then they are your friends, no questions asked!

By: Queen of the Mayhem

Queen of the Mayhem — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:59:00 +0000

You ARE my friend…and NOTHING you can “say” will change my mind!

So…buck up sister….WE are friends!

I do understand what your point is…I had to really rethink the whole friend thing when someone I thought was my closest…turned out to NOT be the person I thought she was at all!

By: Sammanthia (teoi)

Sammanthia (teoi) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:24:00 +0000

A good friend is hard to come by… I don’t think it should matter where we find them.

By: nola

nola — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:50:00 +0000

There are varying degrees of closeness. And different people have different significance to us at different times in our lives. I’d argue all you described are friends, some older-not-stayed-in-touch friends and others less personal. It’s all about contact and relationships. Why worry what label it is given?

By: Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah

Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:15:00 +0000

I’d check in on you.

By: Harried Mom of 3

Harried Mom of 3 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:19:00 +0000

Don't get me started on the classmates.com site where you reconnect wtih people you haven't seen in 20 years. So weird!

Don't forget about your "real" friends who like to see you face to face. We miss you, Mamma!!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:02:00 +0000

Via Facebook I have reconnected with 2 of my cousins… our parents stopped speaking about 8 years ago and our relationships just sort of faded away… I received an email about a week after I signed up and it’s been a very nice and “gentle” way to get back together…

So, yes, I think you can, in this harried day and age, reconnect and reclaim relationships via FB.

By: canape

canape — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:42:00 +0000

I've been thinking about this so much lately. Both the online aspect and the reconnecting aspect.

And since my online aspect is about to drastically change in the next couple of days, I can only hope that someone notices when I drop off the map. We'll see.

I feel sure that you will. As I would you.