What is your number #1 rule in friendships?

[LadyEmeraude]

A common one for many friendships is this:

Don't Gossip About Your Friends. A key rule of friendship is trust, and nothing breaks trust faster than gossip. If your friend shares something personal, keep it to yourself. Don't go spilling their secrets to your other close friends (even if these other friends aren't connected to them).

For other people this is not their nbr 1 rule .

 

[WheatenLover]

I agree with that.

 

[Paco Dennis]

Be very careful about making assumptions. Assumptions ruin trust. I make agreements with my friends. If the agreement changes then the agreement needs to be addressed.

 

[officerripley]

What is "nbr"?

 

[WheatenLover]

What is "nbr"?

it's gotta be number

 

[Pinky]

If someone I know gossips to me about their friends, it makes me very wary.

 

[WheatenLover]

My #1 rule is simple. I observe people who are acquaintances. The longest time has been for 2 years. During that time, I decide whether they are someone I would like as a friend. They must be trustworthy and kind. Their actions speak louder than their words.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

What is "nbr"?

Thank you, I’ll correct it

 

[gruntlabor]

My number one rule is for me, not for my friend. I do not 'make use' of my friend.

 

[Nathan]

Don't be too hard on your friends, people are blabbermouths. Dogs can keep a secret.

 

[Babs2u]

No rules. Play it by ear.

 

[Born_To_Lose]

Loyalty

 

[officerripley]

Thank you, I’ll correct it

Oh, silly me, I should've realized that; I'm used to usually seeing it "No."

 

[astralcat]

For me, it is mutual trust.

 

[Naturally]

Always remember where we parked. If we both forget, then it just became a fun overnight adventure.
A true friend repeats the gossip slowly so I can catch it with my good ear.
The memory of someone eating the last slice of pizza without sharing? That’s forever and not friendly at all.
In the end, the #1 rule of friendship is easy: laugh often, forgive quickly ... and never let the other person control the remote.

 

[Lawrence00]

If someone breaks trust, they are kicked to the curb.

 

[Oldeagle66]

I keep absolutely everyone at arms length so they all know we aren't getting close, just casual acquaintances.

 

[Della]

Always remember where we parked. If we both forget, then it just became a fun overnight adventure.
A true friend repeats the gossip slowly so I can catch it with my good ear.
The memory of someone eating the last slice of pizza without sharing? That’s forever and not friendly at all.
In the end, the #1 rule of friendship is easy: laugh often, forgive quickly ... and never let the other person control the remote.

That's it!

I had to stop and think about this and I realized all my friends are laughers, we laugh most of the time when we're together. I expect they have picked me rather than vice versa and the ones who don't pick me think I'm not serious enough.

As for forgiveness, yes, once you've entered my friend zone, I'll put up with most of your annoying behaviors and hope you'll do the same for me.

 

[hearlady]

As for forgiveness, yes, once you've entered my friend zone, I'll put up with most of your annoying behaviors and hope you'll do the same for me.

Yes, this and the no gossip rule.

 

[IrishEyes]

My #1 request is : come talk to me
If you want to know something about me: just ask
If I upset you about something in someway, just tell me, talk to me about it before anything else.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Never be afraid to say to my face what others say behind my back.

 

[Jazzy1]

 

[Rossana]

As I am aging, I find it increasingly difficult to start and develop a friendship. I am very generous towards friends but if someone hurts me or uses me, I will be done immediately. I'd rather be without a friend than with one I do not trust.

 

[Lewkat]

Gotta have a sense of humor.

 

[Ronni]

I don’t have high maintenance friends. I’m not one myself and don’t need that in others.