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Spectacular acts of friendship
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I was going to make a thread about people who take you for granted, then I realised that wasn't very fair.
So instead here's a thread about the most amazing and beautiful people we've had in our lives - a tribute to them.
A girl I dated when I was younger, who then horribly cheated on me and made me feel like she didn't care at all. What a shitty bitch, right?
On my 19th birthday every single friend forgot. She found out everyone forgot. What did she do? She went to the shop, walked the hour to my house and brought me a birthday cake and candles and said despite everything, I should have a good birthday. That simple and insignificant gesture will probably remain in my memory for the rest of my life as the single most selfless act anyone has done for me.
So instead here's a thread about the most amazing and beautiful people we've had in our lives - a tribute to them.
A girl I dated when I was younger, who then horribly cheated on me and made me feel like she didn't care at all. What a shitty bitch, right?
On my 19th birthday every single friend forgot. She found out everyone forgot. What did she do? She went to the shop, walked the hour to my house and brought me a birthday cake and candles and said despite everything, I should have a good birthday. That simple and insignificant gesture will probably remain in my memory for the rest of my life as the single most selfless act anyone has done for me.
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A guy who I dated last year, broke up with, told him I still liked him, got back together then dumped him again (I know I know). Was one of the only people to notice when I started feeling down, and has just been generally lovely to me since, when all I've done over the past year is be a complete bitch to him.
Nina x
That was 13 years ago, since then I've been best man at his wedding (he agreed to be best man at mine before it went tits up) and I am godfather to his kids, helped him with his house deposit - its funny how a little conversation all those years ago turns into a lifelong friendship!
One friend I made in university, one time we were filming a project, I was walking down some steps and missed the last one. I lost my balance, fell and I must have bounced when I hit the floor. He ran over asking if I was OK and helped me up instead of making fun of me.
A year later the same friend stuck up for me when we walked around some shops, the manager asked me to leave and he went back in defending me.
Another friend visited from Brighton just to see me, we had a great day.
Always cool when that happens.
The best thing a friend did for me was look out for me when I'd split up with a long-term boyfriend who I'd lived with and so needed a new place to stay. She had such a profound impact on my life during that time, that I wrote a poem about her. Here it is:
my one is boyfriend related but still special
when i had only just started seeing my boyfriend he knew that i was upset because i was being made to work a 12 hour shift on my birthday in a care job i hated, despite booking it off months ago.
finally finishing a difficult day, i got to the train station fairly late at night to get the train home and just felt awful. he was waiting on the platform for me with a birthday card and bright pink sparkly box to give me my birthday present. that was memorable.
Recently, I've had depression and mentioned this to some friends. They were brilliant. I had a few send me messages asking how I am and saying that if I need someone to talk to, I can talk to them
Yesterday I had to take my dog Tom back to the rescue centre due to a change in circumstances. My friends decided I needed company, so this morning turned up with a kitten. He's called Brian.
ah is this too soon? i want to say congrats. brian is a great name for a kitten
My best and oldest friend is like that. It doesn't matter how long it's been since we spoke, she never gives me hassle about forgetting to ring her or thinks it's been too long and lets me wander out of her life. She is always just genuinely pleased to hear from me. When we were younger (before the wonders of Facebook), we lost touch for years, and one day she found my number, rang out of the blue and it was like no time had passed at all.
That is true friendship, for me. It doesn't demand reciprocation. It has no conditions or time limits. It's just about two people who improve each other's lives.
It is the sweetest loveliest thing. but I'm not sure I can keep him. Just lost two pets and a girlfriend, a kitten isn't totally the way forward for me maybe...
This!
ah anything I say would be biased but do what you think is best
I just had an idea for another thread..
That really does sound lovely