A lack of friends indicates that a person has many...

When a man who had no friends was asked why this happened, he responded, "Friendship is like a diamond. It's rare, expensive, and there are a lot of fakes. If you made one mistake, then a second and a third, at some point you would say, 'There are no real diamonds in the world. There are only fakes."
And another man added: "A friend is a person to be valued and treasured, but unfortunately there are rarely any friends in life you can really value."

[scruffyIII]

I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone. (Source: Robin Williams)

[joshuaanzalone]

Being alone is powerful. Most people can't be alone. It's better to be alone than to be with people who make you feel alone

[belinda]

Not having friends can also mean you are ok being on your own, it's more peaceful.

[James-olrw]

Here’s what I heard not long ago. “The more people I get to know, the more I love my dog”. Truthful to me and my solitary life with my dog. Age 70.

[donteague]

Solitude is golden and not to be confused with loneliness.

[paulgrey]

There was a time when I thought that I had lots of friends.
That was until I was diagnosed with a terminal illness and spent six months in hospital.
No visits, phone calls, not even a card.
Once I was out of hospital the common excuse was "I hate hospitals".
Yeah well try staying in one for a length of time.
It made me realise that these weren't true friends, just those who hang on for the benefits of someone who's always there for them.
No thanks.
Now my best friend is my German Shepherd. He has a terrible history of abuse and neglect. He never had a friend who cared for him.
Now he does and he appreciates me.
My only hope is that I outlive him. The thought of abandoning him is too much to bear.

[bellagrace]

The hardest lesson Ive learned in life is that there are people who get great joy out of hurting others.

[Madhurolexxx]

there's a book called whispers of manifestation on borlest, and it talks about how using some secret tehniques you can attract almost everything in life it's not some bullshit law of attraction, it's the real deal

[kleopatra]

My mother used to tell me that if a person had one true friend at the end of their life that they should consider themselves lucky. I used to think she was negative. But now having lived a good part of my life, I realize she was right. And wise.

[-Guy]

To have one true friend is far more valuable then having a thousand false friends

[worldgonemad]

When you have nothing to offer you’ll find out who your true friends are .

[amycaprari]

Sometimes a person CHOOSES to be alone because they are done with gossips, rude, thoughtless and self serving people. 😊

[laura]

Been hurt too many times by so called "friends"--it's best to be alone. My anxiety in life & betrayal from others has left me too exhausted to bother with "friends' anymore.

[arniedee]

I had a friend like this. Called him my best friend and so did he. I helped him through the death of his mom, an always lingering drug addiction, talked him out of psychosis more times then I care to remember, made him a bed, renovated his house, .... He never did anything for me, but I didn't mind, always thought it wasn't necessary. He needed peptalk after peptalk and I was there. Gave him good solid usable advice to get his life in order. He always went back to his old ways after promising he d follow the advice on his mom, dad, life, ... After years I finally admitted to myself that he was completely self centered, bit crazy even. He lied all the time, believing his own lies. I cut him out of my life. He was using so much of my energy my own life fell apart.
If you want, take my advice: act sooner.

[predestinated]

Betrayal doesn't come from enemies but from friends and your inner circle. It hurts so much that the person you are willing to take the bullet for is the one behind the trigger.

[heliandme]

I thought I had friends and family, until I started saying "no". Then the real people appeared.

[FlyingLibrarian]

Betrayal from friends is a horrible feeling.

[dawn]

I'm an introvert so being alone is fine with me, and I learned at a very young age that most people cannot be depended on. I have very few friends but get along with most everyone. The ones that I can't, I avoid because I can't stand their negative energy. Being raised in an abusive family I'm very picky. I live out in the middle of nowhere with my animals and I love it

[c.m.]

It's painful to make friends in a narcissistic world.

[jimmyruger]

I am 58. with many acquaintances. The more I learn of humans, the more I love my Dog.