RkyMtnHigh 0 #1 August 10, 2006 Clarify your definition of each or the difference... Discuss... _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #2 August 10, 2006 Good topic. In America, we often use friend far too liberally when we really mean 'acquaintance'. Not that there is wrong with wanting many people to be your friend - it is just that it is inaccurate and many people really are acquaintances and not friends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #3 August 10, 2006 This topic came about from a recent convo I recently had with a true friend of mine and she and I agreed that we don't have a LOT of friends, we have a lot of acquaintenances...our true friends can be counted on one hand, perhaps. Not sure how to define it though except that acquaintenances are glad to see you when they do or happy to have vacation trips with you etc...but true friends are 24/7...thru all of the good and bad. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 August 10, 2006 i have very few people I call friends, I also had thsi convo just the other day. Friends are there for you no matter how long since you last saw them Some people i call friends are somtimes not seen for several years at a time, and when we do see each other it's like we have never been apart. Friends actually care how you are when they say Hi how are you.Actually when I say that I care even if they are not a "friend" otherwise I say Hi You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #5 August 10, 2006 An acquaintance moves to the friend category when they have been to my house. Since I'm rarely home, that implies an involvement in my life that an acquaintance does not yet have.What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #6 August 10, 2006 QuoteAn acquaintance moves to the friend category when they have been to my house. Since I'm rarely home, that implies an involvement in my life that an acquaintance does not yet have. Do I detect a hidden message here? I agree with the posters above. Few friends many acquaintances. "Friends" is normally used loosely but I don't quite agree there is some psychological reason for it.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #7 August 10, 2006 Do I detect a hidden message here? Quote No, but is that your way of asking to become friends with me? What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpjunkie2004 0 #8 August 10, 2006 Acquaintenance - I'd give them a ride. Friend - I'd lend them my car.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #9 August 10, 2006 QuoteAcquaintenance - I'd give them a ride. Friend - I'd lend them my car.hrm... I've actually had someone lend me their car for several days... but I would say that for all intents and purposes I don't have any "friends" by most peoples definitions but I do have several good "Acquaintenances" but I try to be who I am with everyone... so...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkydiveStMarys 0 #10 August 10, 2006 "don't have a LOT of friends, we have a lot of acquaintenances...our true friends can be counted on one hand, perhaps." Me too. I pick and choose very wisely who I let into my "inner circle". I have been wigged out on one too many times by so called friends and I take it very slowly when building a friendship. I do have several people that are acquaintenances and I like to keep them that way. Bobbi BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites yardhippie 0 #11 August 10, 2006 I have a LOT of friends. Scattered throughout the country. The ones that I get suck in some airport nearby with no car and no hotel, and if I called them they'd come running. I have a large group of peeps here in the ATL I call friends. We play together, we help each other move, carpool to DZs, share food, etc. I have an even larger group of acquaintences. Those are the ones that I would even call friends, but we've never really gotten that close.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #12 August 10, 2006 An acquaintence might help you move. A friend will help you move a body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jumpjunkie2004 0 #8 August 10, 2006 Acquaintenance - I'd give them a ride. Friend - I'd lend them my car.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #9 August 10, 2006 QuoteAcquaintenance - I'd give them a ride. Friend - I'd lend them my car.hrm... I've actually had someone lend me their car for several days... but I would say that for all intents and purposes I don't have any "friends" by most peoples definitions but I do have several good "Acquaintenances" but I try to be who I am with everyone... so...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveStMarys 0 #10 August 10, 2006 "don't have a LOT of friends, we have a lot of acquaintenances...our true friends can be counted on one hand, perhaps." Me too. I pick and choose very wisely who I let into my "inner circle". I have been wigged out on one too many times by so called friends and I take it very slowly when building a friendship. I do have several people that are acquaintenances and I like to keep them that way. Bobbi BobbiA miracle is not defined by an event. A miracle is defined by gratitude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #11 August 10, 2006 I have a LOT of friends. Scattered throughout the country. The ones that I get suck in some airport nearby with no car and no hotel, and if I called them they'd come running. I have a large group of peeps here in the ATL I call friends. We play together, we help each other move, carpool to DZs, share food, etc. I have an even larger group of acquaintences. Those are the ones that I would even call friends, but we've never really gotten that close.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #12 August 10, 2006 An acquaintence might help you move. A friend will help you move a body. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
