Can a companion be a real friend?
Can you truly love a friend?
Is friendship more than companionship?
Is love no more than a form of friendship?
1) Probably not.
2) Yes.
3) Definitely.
4) I think so.
Can a companion be a real friend?
Can you truly love a friend?
Is friendship more than companionship?
Is love no more than a form of friendship?
1) Probably not.
2) Yes.
3) Definitely.
4) I think so.
beetleypete 
What a very useful posting, Pete! I have to rethink this. Its worth to do. Have a nice afternoon! Michael
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Happy to get you thinking, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Too many questions, no answers. My best friend is one person I love more than myself.
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Thanks, Shaily. Glad to hear you have a best friend.
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4 🙂
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Thanks very much for ‘voting’.
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I’d love to have a friendly companion. My guess is that such a companion wags its tail at mealtime, and barks when strangers come to the door.
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I was thinking more of a regular person who goes for tea with you or plays golf. But I prefer your canine reference.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I have always had a hard time with friends. I truly love them, but they don’t. And then I keep thinking whether they were really friends or just companions. It’s just so difficult.
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The real friends stick around when times are tough. And even when you lose touch, they are still true friends.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Too many themes and variations and exceptions to your rule. 😉
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Not so much rules, as questions. But maybe that’s why I have never found the real answers, Cindy?
Best wishes, Pete. x
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We started as friends then morphed into lovers but have always built on a bedrock of friendship.
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That’s a good rock to build on, Elizabeth.
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It has lasted 33 years so far, so I agree.
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There are different kinds of love, not all of them are compatible with companionship and not all of them are compatible with friendship, either.
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Thanks, Pam. That’s an interesing thought.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is actually all in the mind/heart of the person one asks. Warmest regards, Theo
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Thanks, Theo. Yes, that’s the point I suppose. We all see such things differently.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I don’t think a companion can be a real friend. I don’t think you can truly love a friend, more like than love? Friendship is definitely more than companionship. Love is a bit more intense than friendship, I think.
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Thanks for your take on this one, Stevie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hi Pete, I think that love becomes a friendship over time, but it doesn’t start off as a friendship. It’s much more intense in my experience.
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Thanks very much for adding your own opinion, Robbie.
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Having been fortunate enough to find my soulmate and best friend, a resounding YES to all!
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That seems to be a popular choice, Kim. 🙂
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All 4 yes’s!
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More positive than my own results, but I guessed you would be. 🙂
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i say Yes to all the above! 🙂
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Thanks for your choices, Wilma.
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Friendship is a human need for companionship and security.
Love is the same but chemistry is in the mix.
(How’s that for cold hearted analysis?! 🧐🤪
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That’s a very good analysis, GP. Thanks for adding it to the post.
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a mix and 2,3 and 4 but no 1’s 🙂
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Thanks for ‘voting’, Eduardo.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m going to have to go Yes, Yes, Yes, and Definitely. You need to be friends with your partner to get pleasure from being with them even when it’s a bra fitting. Trying to look relaxed in a sea of ladies ‘Thingies’until she returns what feels like hours later worried about how you’re feeling. Friendship and love (and resilience) make for a happy marriage.
Hugs
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Thanks for adding your ‘votes’, David. I have also spent some time in the London shop ‘Rigby and Peller’, waiting whilst surrounded by ladies discussing bra cup sizes and underwiring. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Number 4…..Sue is the best friend I could ever imagine. chuq
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Thanks, chuq. The two so often go together.
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Yep and it took me many years to find that out. chuq
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