I keep a small number friends, but I think it’s a combination of standards on my part and the fact that I’m often difficult to get along with!
You’re my friend Jeffrey!!!
Yeah, I think that’s the strongest argument that I could think of. What’s wrong with low standards? You’re more likely to get killed or something while having a good time because one of your friends is more likely to be an axe murderer?
I don’t want to call low standards a by-product of high self-esteem, though – I mean, it sounds like quite the opposite – but being able to get along with a wide variety of people shouldn’t necessarily mean you have no taste in people.
That statement has too many open definitions
Friends – Does this include acquaintances?
low – is there a bright line for standards?
Standards – who’s standards? Clearly not the mentioned person.
Overall, are low standards detrimental? Surely having lots of friends has plenty of advantages.
The statement seems to imply that you cannot have quantity and maintain quality, this is false.
Is the reflexive true – low standards equal many friends? I’d think not, so a person with many friends and low standards must still have some redeeming features that enable them to have many friends. Again, this bites the definition of friend though.
In personal experience, of which none of the above was referring to, I keep a close group of friends, and know a lot of people. The trick is to never let anyone know who’s your close friend and who’s just a friend. Hahahahahaha. /me goes and cries.
Often, but there are exceptions.
Also, people with many friends are generally spread too thin and thus have a difficult time forming more meaningful relationships. I prefer to be very close to one or two people than to surround myself with a group of superficial people.
blah blah relative blah is low bad blah blah what kind of friend blah blah blah
but this made me think of the opposite, like, does having few friends mean you have high standards? because what about extremely obnoxious people who love everyone and try to make friends with everyone but they just suck so bad that no matter how hard they try they still don’t have a lot of friends? or maybe having few friends forces you to develop high standards to justify the fact that you have too few friends so it is true? haha that makes no sense
anyway i think it’s totally true but i mean who cares right. i imagine most people go through phases where they are more open or less open to different kinds of people and yeah, as a result, they usually have more or less friends.
keep up the good thoughts!
That sounds like something somone who has trouble keeping friends would say to feel better about themselves!
Indeed! In fact the thought first came to me when I was thinking about this gentleman, who very much enjoys chilling with friends.
Man, this guy is the biggest douche I’ve ever seen.
He’s the biggest * I’ve ever seen, too.
I keep a small number friends, but I think it’s a combination of standards on my part and the fact that I’m often difficult to get along with!
You’re my friend Jeffrey!!!
Yeah, I’m not really sure if incapability of making friends with random people is really a standards thing or just the way people are.
Dude, you’re friends with pretty much every webcartoonist on the internet.
SOME FRIENDS
HU HU HU
it’s easy to keep friends over the internet because you don’t need to SEE each other all the time!
I sort of agree with this statement, but then is low standards a bad thing? That just means you’re socially compatible with more people.
Yeah, I think that’s the strongest argument that I could think of. What’s wrong with low standards? You’re more likely to get killed or something while having a good time because one of your friends is more likely to be an axe murderer?
I don’t want to call low standards a by-product of high self-esteem, though – I mean, it sounds like quite the opposite – but being able to get along with a wide variety of people shouldn’t necessarily mean you have no taste in people.
So i married an axe murderer…
Everyone’s standards/needs are different when it comes to friends so it’s difficult to characterize standards/needs as “high” or “low,” isn’t it?
Totally. Standards are subjective. And many/not many friends is relative, as well.
is this your way of friend-dumping me?
Yes
relfect
That statement has too many open definitions
Friends – Does this include acquaintances?
low – is there a bright line for standards?
Standards – who’s standards? Clearly not the mentioned person.
Overall, are low standards detrimental? Surely having lots of friends has plenty of advantages.
The statement seems to imply that you cannot have quantity and maintain quality, this is false.
Is the reflexive true – low standards equal many friends? I’d think not, so a person with many friends and low standards must still have some redeeming features that enable them to have many friends. Again, this bites the definition of friend though.
In personal experience, of which none of the above was referring to, I keep a close group of friends, and know a lot of people. The trick is to never let anyone know who’s your close friend and who’s just a friend. Hahahahahaha. /me goes and cries.
Or a simply a different definition of friend.
qft
Often, but there are exceptions.
Also, people with many friends are generally spread too thin and thus have a difficult time forming more meaningful relationships. I prefer to be very close to one or two people than to surround myself with a group of superficial people.
blah blah relative blah is low bad blah blah what kind of friend blah blah blah
but this made me think of the opposite, like, does having few friends mean you have high standards? because what about extremely obnoxious people who love everyone and try to make friends with everyone but they just suck so bad that no matter how hard they try they still don’t have a lot of friends? or maybe having few friends forces you to develop high standards to justify the fact that you have too few friends so it is true? haha that makes no sense
anyway i think it’s totally true but i mean who cares right. i imagine most people go through phases where they are more open or less open to different kinds of people and yeah, as a result, they usually have more or less friends.
keep up the good thoughts!