how can i recognize a true friend?
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they usally are  wearing a nametag that denotes true friend stature.
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A true friend is one you can count on in every situation.
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A true connection between you and your friend.
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Be a friend to her, since all relationships begins with friendship. And since you are a sensitive person, this gives you some advantages and safeguards; you can hide most part of yourself and the same time you can find out her true intention.\n\nYou have asked some good questions back there, just proceed through cautiously and keep finding more about her. Setup boundaries between yourself and her, that will guard yourself from being too close.\n\nIn time who knows, you may find out that she is really like you.
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The best way to find a good friend is to be a good friend.
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go here.  remember who your buddy is.
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Accept him as he is.  That would be something that he would really appreciate from a friend.
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if they're a true friend they will never forget you,but, you as a true friend, however, should always keep in contact with them whether by emails, phone calls, letters, whatever form of communication so that you and your friend would always have someone to confide in and be there for you and you for them. don't worry you never forget true friends and they never forget you.
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We all have friends; men friends, women friends, boy friends, girl friends, even children friends. Whether we are a man or a woman we have friends that we chat with and interact with everyday of out lives; yet how many of the people we call friends are true friends and what is a true friend? That is something that I believe is different for everyone, it is a personal observation and need. We as human beings all have different needs and wants; no two of us is alike in every way, therefore we all see things in different ways. Still some basic similarities for true friendships can’t be over looked. \n\nLet’s look at things that I believe to be similar for all people. First, you need someone you can share your deepest thoughts and feelings with, someone whom you trust explicitly, it does not matter where you meet them or how long you have known them; there is something between you that says, “I trust this person and I want to share everything with this person.” I know there are many doubters reading this yet this is true and I will give you an example. A few months ago, I met just such a person we met online. Being a divorced single woman, I had lost much of my faith in human kind in general and that was even truer of men; my ex-husband had squelched all that I believed in and even after almost 3 years I could not really trust men, even though I tried, the trust just was not there. I belong to a divorce support group on the internet and through that group; I met a man who struck me as someone I could trust. I cannot explain just why I thought I could trust him, yet I did. We talked on line for months and as we did it became even clearer to me that I could and would learn to trust him. I was vacillating back and forth whether to move back to my home in Florida, I really wanted to come back home yet I was afraid that I would not find a job and was not real sure what to do. My newfound friend kept telling me it was right that it was something I should do because he knew by what I was saying that I was not happy living in Ohio. When my newfound friend offered to come and help me make the move, still I wasn’t sure. The next thing I know this man had made his plane reservations and I was moving. I had a very hard time believing that he was really coming, yet I trusted him. Still driving to the airport the morning of the move I was still wondering if he would be there, he was there and we met for the first time in person, I knew then he was a true friend. It still wasn’t until we actually started our drive from Ohio to Florida that I realized how much of a true friend he was. He knew when something was bothering me almost before I did and like wise, I could tell when something was bothering him. We talked for the entire trip, which made the trip very enjoyable, and very soul searching. I truly feel I have found at least one true friend. Yet should I stop there, emphatically no. He is a male friend, for women there are things that we don’t like to talk about with our male friends no matter how close they are and the same holds true for men, they have issues that they would prefer not to share with a woman. We need friends of both sexes and I do have some fairly close and true female friends. \n\nThis is only an example of what I have encountered. Through the years, friends have come and gone yet true friends are yours forever. Now let’s look for more signs you have found a true friend. \n\nYou are stranded with a broken down car, it’s 3 in the morning, you know that all of your “friends” are sleeping and have to go to work in a few hours; who do you call? You think about all your “friends” and mentally check off the list the “friends” that you would not call to come to your rescue. Finally, you find that one person you think will be of assistance and you call their number and wait for them to answer. When their ringing phone finally wakes them out of that sound sleep what is their reaction? A “true friend
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A true friend would help you with a lot of things and be with you everytime you need help. If you go to them when you have problems and they give good advice, then they are a good friend.\n\nTry seeing how your friend acts with other people. If she acts the same way she acts around you, then she is probably being herself.
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being a good friend yourself!
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Show her thru your actions and words what a valuable friend she is to you. Find other people who recognise these qualities in her and both of you hang out with them. Affirm her kind actions and words and in time she'll come to believe that what you say is true. I know... i've been in her place and a very special friend turned my lofe around  by doing this for me. Be patient...it may take a while for negative stuff to be replaced by good but if you gently keep at it, it will happen.
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A true friend is someone who stands by your side through everything. A true friend is someone who remains your friend when they get a new boy/girl friend. A true friend is someone who not only cries on your shoulder, but let's you cry on theirs. A true friend is one you can tell anything to and never worry about them broadcasting everything to anyone who wants to hear it. A true friend is someone who never turns their back on you. A true friend is someone who is always there. A true friend doesn't abandon you for anyone else. A true friend loves you for who you are, and not for any other reason.\n\nHow do you know whether or not a person is a true friend? Violations of the statements above. \n\nHow do you know whether or not someone is being themselves? Observe how they act around other people, family, other friends, do they act the same way around you?
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Ask them to be your friend.
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Find some REAL friends...
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Your friend should Know
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YOu need to find a way to show your friend that you are there for them and that you actually care. First of all, you could tell them that but that doesn't mean they will believe you, so you have to look for any oppurtunity to show them that you are a "true friend" that can be trusted.