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Friends influence us so much. We tend to listen more to friends than we would normally family. For example, when your brother says something is cool and your best friend says something is cool, they're completely different things. "Choose your friends wisely" isn't a cliché for nothing.
Look at the friends you have now. Are they the kind you can picture having for the rest of your life? The friends you have now should be friends you want to have in the long run.
It would be a lot less stressful to have no friends at all than to have bad friends. Better to be a loner than be pressured into ugly things by "friends," or have friends you hate. Don't be led awry by people who are ugly inside without good values.
Some ways to know if you've got good friends:
- Do you enjoy listening to them?
- They don't make you feel like she/he would rather be somewhere else when you're talking to them.
- Do you know they will stick up for you and stand by you if you ever need it?
- Do they cheer you up when you're sad?
- Do they give you painfully honest, loving advice?
- Are they trustworthy?
- They don't ever pressure you to drink or smoke, and they don't make you feel bad when you don't want to do something.

Rating: 4.63 out of 5 | Number of Votes: 33
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- 1. laurenberberabe says:
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i've got a YES for all of the questions above. my friendship with my highschool barkada has been tried and tested. i'm so lucky to have them. right now, one of them IS getting married and will be having a baby. and all of us are excited. time really flies so fast. but i'm glad that our friendship is so strong to last a lifetime. we've been together for almost 8 years!
November 5, 2007 at 4:49 am - 2. dana_rielle915 says:
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My best friend and I have been friends since elementary and we really have a lot in common. We can relate to each other very well and we just seem to get along well. Our cl*ssmates even tell us that we're like twin sisters! After going through that checklist, I can tell that I've got an excellent friend!!
November 5, 2007 at 9:55 am - 3. Yenvie says:
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its all yes!!! all of my friends were really good...!!
November 5, 2007 at 10:09 am - 4. trisha188 says:
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yeah!!!I really love my friends!!
November 5, 2007 at 11:21 am - 5. simay says:
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if she or he doesnt allow u to do some things dat will lead u harm or something..dats the way recornize if he is really good frend..
November 5, 2007 at 12:44 pm - 6. racheanne says:
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my answer to all of those questions are YES! I know that my friends are really good.;)
November 5, 2007 at 2:00 pm - 7. aiyiee says:
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iVe already recogniZe whOose my reaL gOod friends. I can honestly say that thEy are Only few of thEm bUt i knOw they are my reaL trUsted friends fOr life!!!☺
November 5, 2007 at 6:17 pm - 8. mikkagandahan says:
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i love my friends even if we drink and they smoke:) hehe! we accept each other's flaws and all;)
November 5, 2007 at 7:10 pm - 9. chugar says:
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I love all of my friends...they are not BIs... (^^,) except for this one whom I'm angry with right now cause she doesen't know her responsibilities... tinataguan nia ako as of now and I know that real friends don't do that :'c
November 5, 2007 at 8:17 pm - 10. abnoisky says:
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i'm so so lucky to have such good friends, i love them so much! they accept me for what i am and they don't easily gett pissed with my jokes haha!
November 5, 2007 at 11:51 pm - 11. lentung says:
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i love my friends their soo cool and i love their company, thanks to them...
November 6, 2007 at 9:43 am - 12. lex says:
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hmmmm.some of it are no. :0
coz, my frnds mke me fil dat dey'd be sumwer else esp. wen im talkng. but it doesn't offend me. but den, i stil love my frnds, coz dey're ol dat i've got. :)
November 6, 2007 at 11:23 am - 13. linscey says:
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well I and my best friend are friends since we were in kindergarten. we're very opposite. i mean she's this shy type and i am an active student in school. we don't talk that much when we were these little kids but one day i got this big problem and i thought of sharing it to her. she kept my secrets and she kept everything i opend up to her. well a big yes for the "trustworthy" one.
November 6, 2007 at 3:24 pm - 14. nice says:
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my friends are cool...der olweiz der 4 me...and whatevr hapens we fall but we stand togethr..
November 6, 2007 at 3:52 pm - 15. pink_gurl says:
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I love my friends!!! we are only seven at the first cl*ss in our level,and because of this all of us became best of friends. we share our own secrets with one another. we always hang out together. its been three years,this year we are all seniors, but still we promised each other to stick together. we've been through ups and downs when it comes to our relationship with one another, but still we managed to survive. they are so cool,we are all like brothers and sisters. it is really fun hangin out with them. MY FRIENDS ARE THE GREATEST TREASURES I COULD EVER HAVE!!
November 6, 2007 at 6:01 pm - 16. chianecha says:
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boyfriends last for a lifetime but friends last forever...
November 6, 2007 at 10:31 pm - 17. norilicious says:
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i thank God he's given me my friends... these people who know me better than myself! i thank God because i know these guys will stick up for me and will always support me... and they know how to tell me i'm wrong or if i'm on the wrong track... i love my friends... just as much as they love me!
November 7, 2007 at 4:27 pm - 18. chLoe_staLker says:
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i think my friends are good..they make me feel important..and they say anything(even the worst things 'bout me)..
i love them so much more than they ever know!!!!
November 7, 2007 at 6:01 pm - 19. dyoizee says:
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i have 2 bhestfriend,,..we last for 6 yrs...until now we r togather,..
hope we will last,,.
i love them and i truly care for them,,.
they are one of the precious things i have,,.
November 7, 2007 at 7:57 pm - 20. xandra08 says:
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i have many fRiends.. but i am picky on who am i to teLL soMething gushy because i'm afRaid of judgments.. i just wish that my ReaL fRiends wiLL neveR Leave me behind when i spiLL out something ungodLy.. above aLL, i Love theiR company..
November 8, 2007 at 9:28 am - 21. darah_therese says:
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i can really say that i have the best of friends. they are the friends that i've prayed for and i am so blessed that God has allowed me to meet them! if not for them, i would never recieve Jesus as my personal Savior. they are very influential especially in my spiritual life. there is nothing impossible with prayers!!
November 8, 2007 at 1:47 pm - 22. jAiMeErLyne_MH says:
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yAh!!!I really LOVE mah PreNdz...dEy maKe me feEL beTter weN I'm sad...FrieNds aDd coLor to My LiFe!!!
November 8, 2007 at 3:28 pm - 23. rainys says:
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sometimes i incounter trator friends,but there is one person who will be true always that is my best friend kimberly. our friendship tried and tested.
November 8, 2007 at 6:51 pm - 24. roseaddiction says:
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friendship is really something that becomes stronger as time goes by.:)
November 8, 2007 at 7:06 pm - 25. flubby says:
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yeah...Friends are treasure that are much precious to anything else...
November 8, 2007 at 11:15 pm - 26. eL-Jei says:
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A friend is loving at all times and becomes a brother in times of trouble.
Sometimes a so-called 'friend' will see you get into trouble and then say, 'I saw you leading up to that... but I was afraid to tell you.' But when a real friend sees you going the wrong way, she will try to warn you before it's too late even if she knows you may not like what she says.'
November 8, 2007 at 11:37 pm - 27. RhexaN says:
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well, yeah!! i'm so lucky to have my friends!! I soOo Love 'em!
November 9, 2007 at 11:01 am - 28. stephanie13 says:
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i uber love my friends...
the're like angels....
November 9, 2007 at 6:45 pm - 29. yEnNsKie says:
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sSupPaHh lOVe `eM
November 9, 2007 at 8:15 pm - 30. delossantos_roma says:
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oh yeah. friends will always be a treasure that I'll surely keep.
November 9, 2007 at 9:24 pm - 31. nadinecamille_candy says:
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I've got the bestest friend in the whole wide world..hehe...nasabi ko 'yun kasi we always shares our thoughts to each other then we usually hang-out to my house..hehe...and we also shares the same dream...
November 10, 2007 at 11:07 am - 32. egRaCe88 says:
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I do love my friends..they're funny like me..we get along so much.. there alweiz at my back..I've got the great girl friends one would luckily have...nd they are one of the things that I will treasure forevah!!!
November 10, 2007 at 3:56 pm - 33. prelle says:
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ive got only 3 good friends... but im pretty okey w/it i dont need many friends... i love them they love me...
November 10, 2007 at 7:19 pm - 34. iloveapplejuice says:
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i love what Walter Winchell said, "Friends are the ones who walk in when the rest of the world walks out". It's what totally describes my best buddy.
November 11, 2007 at 3:18 pm - 35. ♥dAfnyduCk♥ says:
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my bestfriend and i live in the same village.. however, we seldom get together for personal reasons.. she acquired new friends, but we always make sure when we jam, every moment is enjoyable.. ♥♥♥
November 11, 2007 at 7:03 pm - 36. shayne reine says:
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my bestbud and I talk a lot...actually...mga senseless and paulit-ulit lang na stuffs...pero wala pa ring sawaan...maybe that's the reason why we stay stronger...:)
November 14, 2007 at 4:24 am - 37. pretty aih18 says:
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i lOve my friends so much and i wOnt trade them anything else. We've been through a lot of problems and no problems can separate us ..we're SISTAH'S forever!! c:
November 14, 2007 at 9:59 am - 38. deEWA AmoR says:
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(,").,_yAh Ryt_.,(",)
November 15, 2007 at 12:38 pm - 39. sportchic says:
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friends help friends make our dreams come true...
November 15, 2007 at 3:20 pm - 40. alexa says:
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yess......
November 17, 2007 at 8:30 pm - 41. andyluvcandy39 says:
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arggh.. grabe your articles are so ganda talaga! it help us realize our mistakes in life!
November 19, 2007 at 4:56 pm - 42. krystel_chaze08i says:
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.lurve them for who they are..
November 24, 2007 at 7:36 pm - 43. chiejeadon says:
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my best friends are gay and guy...we always laught.. bec. 1 1/2 girl and 1 1/2 boy... they always make me laught...!
November 27, 2007 at 1:58 pm - 44. yhelmo says:
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yeah..i love my friends a lot...friends can never be wrong talaga...^_^
November 29, 2007 at 4:40 pm - 45. pinkpopprincess says:
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my best buds and i have been friends since kindergarten, they are like family na, they dont pressure me in anything that i dont want to do
December 8, 2007 at 4:34 pm - 46. candy.freak says:
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some are YES. some are no. pero bestfriend qu tlga kakaiba.
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