Do you love your friends?

[Immortalfire]

Girls are always telling their pals "I love you!! omg!" and so on. Typically, I don't see guys doing that.
Well, either male or female, regarding the friends you've known the longest, the ones you have been through a lot of good times, bad times, joy and sadness. The ones that are always there...do you love em?

Seriously.

 

[KevanG]

Of course. I only have one guy friend who I'd say is my best friend and I've known him for almost fifteen years. I helped him through his previous two (traumatic) relationships and I'm known as Uncle to all his kids.

 

[Feenix]

I always hear guys say, "I love you, man" whether drunk or otherwise.

Friends come and go. To have a real friendship that lasts is akin to being in a relationship. They're work. If you won't put in the work, you will lose your friends.

I love my friends and I put in the same amount of effort with those friendships that I do for my relationship.

 

[jonathancrane]

I have a handful of friends I would take a bullet for.

 

[KevanG]

Would you take a 'grenade' for them?

 

[jonathancrane]

Sure.

 

[NickNitro]

I have had a lot of friends come and go in my life but the ones that have stuck around over the years I do truly love. Whether they are guys or girls.

 

[KevanG]

I don't mean the explosive.

 

[jonathancrane]

I don't mean the explosive.

Oh. I am unfamiliar with any other context of the term; I shall look it up.

 

[KevanG]

It means would you be the wingman who goes with the attractive girls not so attractive friend so your buddy can try to score?

 

[Quasimod0]

I love my friends, yes.

 

[NickNitro]

It means would you be the wingman who goes with the attractive girls not so attractive friend so your buddy can try to score?

I find a girl my friend thinks attractive an introduce them. Or when we are drunk I throw them together on the dance floor. I have some friends that aren't too good at breaking the ice, so I smash it for them.

Which means I don't need to jump on any grenade in the first place.

 

[jonathancrane]

It means would you be the wingman who goes with the attractive girls not so attractive friend so your buddy can try to score?

If my friends were not either married, in a relationship, or asexual, sure, I'd probably do it. But, the reality is it would be the reverse, haha: due to my social awkwardness and resembling a jotun, I would require some assistance with opening the conduits to 'scoring.'

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Looking back through the years, my social circle changed rapidly: there were people I thought I was good friends with, whom stabbed me in the back, while the people I was casually acquainted with grew into my dearest friends. Time's funny that way.

 

[Teelie]

Some yes, others no. I would say it is a gradient depending on factors.

 

[GENERAL RAAM582]

I suppose I love a couple of them. I really don't have a best friend or a really, really good friend. I just have friends and acquaintances.

 

[Ant-manic]

i've never been at the point where i'd take a bullet for anyone. i don't think i'd want to hang around anyone that would get me shot; family included.

 

[Warhammer]

Yeah, I'd say I love them even though I feel at times, I am unfortunately a callous and cold motherf***er.

 

[marcvader]

Of course, but it's only reserved for a couple friends. The rest of the people I know I would consider more as aquaintances.

 

[Drizzle]

Yes. In fact, some of them I love like brothers and sisters.

 

[MrsKent26]

I've never told any friends I love them. Maybe I'm emotionally stunted, who knows.

 

[Marvolo]

My best friends are like family. Im godfather to some of their kids and uncle to others.

 

[Mandon Knight]

I very much love my friends, male and female, they are a huge part of my life.

 

[Black Narcissus]

Whedon says I have to.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Whedon says I have to.

I know you love Scarlett's bosom buddies, Sam.

 

[Black Narcissus]

I know you love Scarlett's bosom buddies, Sam.

We all do.