You can only count on four of your Facebook friends in rough times

[geminibear]

http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/4-real-facebook-friends/

 

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[+ Truereview]

Hmmm...I have 5 people in my life I consider friends. Four outta 5 in rough times ain't too bad! I like the probability!

[seaboy4hire]

I have 4 I can count on.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[MikeyGMin]

Ten or so acquaintances that are good for social occasions (going to the bar etc.) Five actual friends. 3.5 can really be counted on. The .5 is someone I have known for more than 30 years. He would be here in a minute if I was sick or in an accident, but isn't the type you would lean on during a bad breakup!

[Reluctant Daddy]

When I was in the hospital last year, I found out who my true friends were.

[geminibear]

I recently had a personal experience with confirms this to some level. The number of true friends from Facebook 0

[BabyBoomer]

I recently had a personal experience with confirms this to some level. The number of true friends from Facebook 0

 

You'll always have us.

 

~ Boomer ~

[geminibear]

You'll always have us.

 

~ Boomer ~

Thanks buddy. Actually it is my fault since I rarely share personal things with others especially on Facebook. I guess I can't expect people to be there for me when I don't tell them when I need them.

[+ WilliamM]

I have kept my number of Facebook friends at about 125 for several years. I can read almost everthing 125 people post. I believe I only have one person from this site as a Facebook friends. I am particularly grateful for that one Facebook friend.

 

Facebook is excellent for keeping in touch with friends who live in Europe, Asia, Africa.........especially when you have a minor message and do not need phones or Skype.

 

I agree that only 4-5 are really close friends.

[Nvr2Thick]

"it doesn’t necessarily mean that the term “friend” means the same thing as it did in the pre-Facebook era"

 

Someone believes that people don't already know this?

[Nebost]

I was actually uplifted by the article. I only have 4 or 5 friends (outside of family) that I know I can count on, and I always considered myself as someone having far too few friends. Now I know I'm just average...not too bad .