Friendships are important to me..........I have some great ffriends........some of them I have met right here on this website..... a few I have met in person and guess what those feelings of friendship not only were still there but got stronger. I also have friends in the offline world, and they are just as important but no more important than the ones I have met online.
Because of all the drama on here in the last couple days.........and no this is not a blog to carry it on.......there is a question involved here........  I was thinking to what point does a friendship end. I mean what could they do that would make you stop liking them.
Last winter, I made a mistake..........A HUGE FUCKING MISTAKE.........I took the word of someone else over someone that I consider to be one of the best friends in the world. In my heart, I knew she didnt repeat what I said......but he was convincing........and I believed him. I stopped talking to her.......wouldn't take her calls......nothing.........It didn't take me long to figure out what a dumb fuck I was.......but because of pride I couldn't call her and tell her I was sorry. And I didn't think she would ever forgive me. For a couple months.......I was in pain over this lost friendship and I didnt know what to do or even if there was anything to do........and than my husband died........and as I sat at the VA medical center...confused, alone and scared........I texted her.......I told her Gary was gone......I really didn't expect to hear from her but I knew that she would want to know that he had passed away.........and you know what.........her and I ended up talking for hours that night on the phone........did she forgive me for being an asshole right away? Nope.......but she loved me enough to give me a chance to be a better friend............and I will always do everything in my power not to betray her friendship again..
So my question is.........if you are friends with someone..........really truly friends........you have created a bond and think that nothing can tear you apart......is there anything they could do that would be so unforgiveable that you couldnt forgive them at some point?
I read somewhere recently that sorry is an easy word to use with not much meaning behind it..........I disagree with that...........at least for me.......if I say I am sorry......thats what it means.........I am sorry I fucked up, I am sorry I hurt you, and I am sorry I didnt trust you and our friendship more...........that takes some soul searching on my point.........me being honest with myself.......knowing what I did and that it was wrong and that i needed to make amends for it.........I do this even when I know there is no way to ever get that friendship back......I do it more for me than I do in hopes of being forgiven.........I am human and I make mistakes.....but I have to own up to those mistakes to be a better person.......
Before you answer I want you to think of your very best friend........the person you talk to about everything............there are no secrets between you.........and than answer what that person could do that you would stop being their friend.
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Sunshine79
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Jun 27 @ 9:44AM
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Steal my property or my man or talk badly of me or my famliy.....that ends it.
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Wordsofwit
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Jun 27 @ 9:49AM
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Everybody has a limit, or limits. They simply do not often know where the invisible lines are necessarily drawn. It is not what we think about such things but rather how we feel about them and the degree of intensity in those feelings.
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slohand_47
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Jun 27 @ 9:52AM
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The old saying is...... Forgive and forget.
You can forgive quickly....... but sometimes it takes YEARS to forget.
Whether it's a friend or a spouse........ what's lost is trust and fixing trust is like gluing a china cup back together. You can make it whole..... but the cracks are there.
I'd like to think everyone should get a second chance. Thirds on down....... not so much.
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Ewe_Wish
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Jun 27 @ 9:54AM
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WOW.........very good point.........but in response to yours and sunshines comments..........and maybe i should have clarified it a bit more........if that perrson is your best friend and you are theres.........I would think that there would be a level of trust for them not to take tthings away like your SO, your home.....or talk badly about you.........and if you cant trust them not to do that........why would they be your best friend 
I dont know the answer either..........I just know that the best friends I have I trust them enough not to take what I have or talk badly about me........I should have in the example of my blog............not believed someone else when they said that friend had repeated something..........I trusted her enough to be my friend.....I should have trusted her about that too...........
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wtxman
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Jun 27 @ 10:22AM
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Dayna, I also made a mistake like that and my pride kept me from this person and others untill recently.
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alybai42
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Jun 27 @ 11:02AM
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I don't have any friends 
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geena
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Jun 27 @ 1:45PM
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my friend. . . she sees the rotten part of my being, but she's still there. Never changing. She has done the worst to me. . .but even those couldn't tear the bond we shared throughout the toughest time we have gone through. Even distance (she's in Ireland) didn't stop us from having fun together. It's like diamond. . . precious and rare. 
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hornytoad55
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Jun 27 @ 1:46PM
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Dayna that is a very tough question. I have ended 2 friendships in my life. Both had an affair with my first ex wife. If I burn in hell for it I will never forgive them. I have a friend now that we hardly ever speak because of a misunderstanding. We both care for each other but she doesn't think we can work it out. I feel bad for what happened but I have to respect her wishes to not contact her if it isn't an emergency.
I am glad you were able to save your friendship. You will both be stronger
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rnj1013
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Jun 27 @ 2:26PM
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My best friend and I were each other's best friend for over 25 years. There was a period of that time where we didn't speak because of some things that happened but I never considered him not my best friend. Eventually we got together and talked about it and moved past it. We remained best friends up until the day he died and I was the last person he spoke to while he was alive. I honestly don't think there is anything that someone could do to me that would cause me to stop talking to them if they are indeed a true friend. The rest are just friendly acquaintances in my book.
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Lisa46
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Jun 27 @ 2:54PM
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My friends are just that my friends I will help in any way I can. I take abuse up to a point (depends on what is going on in thier lives) I get hurt when I feel that friends throw me away, you know quit taking calls no more emails etc. I wonder what did I do?? I was always there for them, gave great advice or would just listen so they could rant. I am learning the hard way online "friends" don't act like the ones I see or talk to on a regular basis. and that FUCKIN hurts 
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DesertSmile
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Jun 27 @ 3:26PM
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As a friend I am going to cover your back and I expect the same in return. I expect to be there through thick and thin, good times and bad. It is honestly beyond my imagination to read of a freind who would betray you in any way. I have never had a friend who betrayed me or visa versa.
Perhaps I have been lucky or perhaps I have been selective in those I call friends.
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juliecd
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Jun 27 @ 3:30PM
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True friendship takes time to build.Knowing and trusting that person is part of that building.
I have a friend that took me a long time to understand the way she was.She was wild,but then she was tender and caring.She would say things to you that was hurting and she would say things that were so loving that you would forget about the hurting wwords.
When I was with her she treated me like a sister and I treated her the same. I asked her why she sometimes says hurting things to me and she told me that I was too sweet and too caring
to people and she wanted to show me that people will walk all over
me because of it.She told me that I was her very best friend and she did that so that others would not walk over me.She taught me to speak my mind when they tried.
You know what? She is my very best friend.
Julie Lynne
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StraddleMyNose
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Jun 27 @ 4:32PM
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Everybody has a limit, or limits. They simply do not often know where the invisible lines are necessarily drawn. It is not what we think about such things but rather how we feel about them and the degree of intensity in those feelings.
I agree with Bruce with this comment he made.
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rescueremedy
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Jun 27 @ 5:51PM
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My best friend and me came close once ......i gave myself time to think and her also..... i talked to my other friends about what was said .....they agreed w/ me . She went to far ..... I emailed her that she overstepped . We talked and worked things out .....We still cannot talk about certain things ,but she is like my Sister and i would never give her or the other Girls up .... We are Sisters . Great blog Dayna ... 
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straightup_9
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Jun 27 @ 6:01PM
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I only have a few friends.....and they are trusted with my life....The real question is not what they COULD do, but rather what they WOULD do....and the answer is nothing...that's why they are friends....
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ynot7769
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Jun 27 @ 6:49PM
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ya'll might be shocked what i'd go thru for a friend..........just sayin  
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Ewe_Wish
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Jun 27 @ 6:51PM
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ya'll might be shocked what i'd go thru for a friend..........just sayin Ummmm  I wouldnt be shocked at all...............
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sugarnspice005
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Jun 27 @ 7:40PM
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Honestly...I cannot think of anything that my best friend would/could do to break that bond...she and I have been like sisters for over 24 years...we've been through it all....she wrecked my first car, of course I was the dummy to who let her drive it. (She was 15 yrs old, I was 17 yrs. old). Sure, we've had our arguments throughout the years, even going so far as to say to myself, "I'm never going to talk to her again!", only to turn around after a couple of days and call her to work it out.
When Mick died...and I couldn't get a hold of her....I was mad as hell....then my parents went to her house to talk to her, let her know what happened...and she called me before they were even out of her driveway...turned out that while I was going through my own hell...she was going through her own hell too...and alcoholic and abusive husband who was cutting her off from her friends and family. Now...how much closer can two friends get than to be going through major hell in their lives at the same time? She eventually got the courts to get him out of her house..and we were able to support each other through that nightmare year for us.
She's the best friend I've ever had...it would take something major for me to ever consider never talking to her again.
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borty293
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Jun 27 @ 10:03PM
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A person who I thought was a friend, ripped me off for several thousands of dollars while I was sick in the hospital with pnenomia. When I confronted her she said it was my fault for trusting her. For many years after that I couldn't trust anyone ..she took far more than just money from me ...she took some of my humanity, but she taught me a very valuable lesson..never trust anyone until they have earned that trust. Today I can honestly say that I have friends who I would trust with my life and I with theirs. We see each other on a regular basis and some I even work with in very intense situations. I guess that bitch really did teach me something although I'm sure it wasn't her intention...
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casuallylooking
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Jun 28 @ 2:18AM
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I'll have to agree with Bruce, I know I have limitations, but I'm not quite sure what they are. I hate being lied to , but my friends know that and a true friend would never have a reason to do such a thing.
My friends know that it would take a hell of a lot for me to ever walk away from them.. I don't burn bridges, but I do feel sometimes it is best to walk away from them...although it's never been an easy decision for me. Trust is a major issue for me, if it's not there, there isn't much else to make it strong enough to continue.
did she forgive me for being an asshole right away? Nope....... Sometimes words and actions cut deeply and it takes a whle to be able to get past them... even when they know your apology is sincere....sometimes time is the best medicine..
ya'll might be shocked what i'd go thru for a friend..........just sayin weelllll, maybe not...  I'm just sayin' lmao
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