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A friendship is based on mutual feelings, if two people hit it off then they become friends. Can you choose your friends? Yes you can You can choose not to be or to be someones friend as you see fit.
of course you disagree when don't you. a friendship has to be between two or more people and it has to be mutual (which is what I said before) otherwise, unless you are counting the little people in your head, you would be friends with no one.
Yes i agree with the fact that a mutual frienship is a two sides agreement. But that is a COMPLETE friendship. But there can exist a one sided agreement frienship as well.
So if these two people were you and I. You decide not to be my friend. I decide to be your friend.
So if i agreed (myself only) to be your friend, this proves that you can't choose your friends.
You can consider someone your friend.
If we can choose our friends. I will say now to you Sunset....Sunset you are my friend. Now Sunset, if you disagree with it then you must admit that you can't choose your friends.
downvote. And notice how i and the "little people in my head" maturely didn't insulted you.
You are clearly wrong. You cannot choose your friends but you can choose to be a friend to someone else.
When two people hit it off, they have a friendship. And yes, they are friends. But in that case, you are choosing to be a friend. That does not mean the other person is your friend. When the other person is your friend, it is their decision.
I say no because a complete friendship is a two sided agreement.
I am guessing that if there is a such thing as a complete friendship, there must be an incomplete friendship. Both seem to be friendships though. Therefore, based on your logic, friendship is not always a two-sided agreement.
That was a logic remark. Here is my point of view:
You can choose a person to be your friend. All motivation of choice involves desire. You wanted this person to be you friend. Whether the person is really a friend or not varies on your definition of friendship. That does not change the fact that you chose that person to be you friend.
You have a menu, with a variety of different wines. The waiter asks, "What wine would you like, Monsieur". You say, "Sauvignon Blanc, please”. You chose that wine. The waiter then says, " Oh Monsieur, we are all out of that. We have Pinot Noir though." You chose Sauvignon Blanc because you wanted it. However, you could not have it because they were out. That does not change the fact that you chose that wine.
Choosing wine (an inanimate objects) and a person (animate) is totally different?
With respect, i don't see how choosing wine and choosing friendship is the same thing.
You stated: "You can choose a person to be your friend."
If that is true, then i choose you to be my friend. Are we now friends? No, because you don't consider me your friend.
The key words are "your friend." A person who is your friend is a person who do good deeds to you. But that person's good actions is not a result of your wishes, but his wishes. He chose to be your friend. You didn't choose him to be a friend.
That is like i make Osama Bin Laden my friend. And the next day he blows me up. He is not a friend is he? But considering if you are right, why am i dead? I chose him to be my friend and i died.
Thus, i believe that you can choose your friends.
downvote. Believe me, if i am truly wrong, i will give you that vote again. Im not a troll.
No, im not a troll because i know who i am. thank you.
You can't judge someone for being a troll. In fact, you can't judge someone at all. lol i am going to create a debate about that. thank you.
You can't judge someone as if he/she is a troll forever because actions cannot be judge but percieved. You percieve me as a troll but my brothers and sisters don't. Just because it is your perception doesn't make it a generalized fact.
If that is true, then I choose you to be my friend. Are we now friends? No, because you don't consider me your friend.
I agree, if you choose someone to be you friend does not mean the person will be. Choice differs from acquisition. I agree. I do not think I said the opposite in my previous argument. Maybe it was not clear...
The key words are "your friend." A person who is your friend is a person who does good deeds to you
That is your definition of a friend. Some people believe that their 400 "friends" on facebook are friends. Why? "I talk to them sometimes"
That is like I make Osama Bin Laden my friend.
You cannot force anyone to be your friend. A person cannot force you to be their friend.
Choosing a friend does not force that designated person to be your friend.
And the next day he blows me up. He is not a friend is he? But considering if you are right, why am i dead?
Again. That is your definition of friendship: A person shall never kill his friend.
Bin Laden could have been your friend even if he killed you. How? Since you believe that friendship includes good deeds then, death could have been a good deed. He could have taken your life to save you from something he believes is worse than death.
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It seems that your definitions of friendship contradict each other. Unless you accept exceptions. However, there are so many exceptions to your definitions, that they do not really define friendship anymore.
I believe that choosing a friend really doesn't make sense. I believe you can separate the people who are your friends and the others who are not your friends.
But choosing a friend doesn't make sense that doesn't mean that the other person is your friend. But it really does not guaranteed that that person is your friend.
I believe it doesn't matter what anybody definition of friendship is. Once you know someone is your friend, he/she is your friend. But you didn't choose that person to be your friend. You didn't say "hey, i want you to be your friend."
Maybe the word "choose" is vague. I believe you can choose the people who are your friends. But you can choose the people to be your friends.
Ok, i will make sure to proofread this message. Sorry about my last message.
A friendship is a two person agreement. Would you agree? Person 1 and Person 2 have a friendship because Person 1 is a friend to Person 2 and Person 2 is a friend to Person 1.
However, this argument isn't about friendship but a person being a friend towards another person.
If i can choose my friends, then i choose you to be my friend. But the fact is, we don't know each other. And assumingly, you decide to not be my friend.
Although i wanted you to be my friend, you chose not to. But that does not mean, i can't be your friend. We don't have a friendship because you are not giving me the same mutual feeling. However, i am giving you that mutual feeling. And thus, that makes me your friend.
To be more clear:
You can choose to be a friend to someone. But you can't choose that someone to be a friend to you. It is their decision. That same decision you made to not be my friend.
Ok, i will make sure to proofread this message. Sorry about my last message.
You have caused me great confusion… I can’t forgive you for that… :)
A friendship is a two person agreement. Would you agree? Person 1 and Person 2 have a friendship because Person 1 is a friend to Person 2 and Person 2 is a friend to Person 1. However, this argument isn't about friendship but a person being a friend towards another person.
I agree. This debate is not about friendship. Did I refer to friendship in one my arguments?
Although I wanted you to be my friend, you chose not to. But that does not mean, I can't be your friend. We don't have a friendship because you are not giving me the same mutual feeling.
Ok…
However, i am giving you that mutual feeling. And thus, that makes me your friend.
I agree.
To be more clear:
merci!:)
You can choose to be a friend to someone. But you can't choose that someone to be a friend to you. It is their decision. That same decision you made to not be my friend.
Ah! I understand your position now. I still disagree with it though.
Yes, I can choose a person to be a friend to me. He, however, can choose not to be a friend to me.
Here is my position: we always have a choice. We never “cannot choose”. Choice is free. Is this what you disagree with? Let us be sure of what we arguing over.
You can choose to reciprocate friendship, that is to say if one is friendly you can make it a friendship by returning that feeling, but you cannot make a friendship out of someone who doesn't return the feeling.
I agree that friendship is a mutal feelings between two people. I may have implied that this question is about friendship but as time passes on, i seem to find myself mistaken.
I may have implied this question as about friendship, but no. This question is about friend (purposely singular).
Person 1 can be a friend to Person 2. But Person 2 doesn't have to be a friend to Person 1.
That is why i don't believe you can choose your friends.
I believe you can choose to be a friend to someone. But you can't choose someone to be your friend. It is their decision.
It is rather easy to make as tough it can get to stick up to them! You may have load of Friends but there should be just a few you can really trust! So choosing is easy... N how well it goes is what counts!
You are choosing the people who are good to you. But you are not choosing your friends.
It is hard for me to explain but...
The people who are your friends is the people you like. But once those people become backstabbers, you decide to let them go. But don't you see that the people who are once your friends aren't your friends anymore. So those kind of people are deciding to not be your friend anymore. And those kind of people are the ones you don't like.
Explaining again...
There are people who are good to you and you consider them to be your friends. But you didn't say to those people "you are my friends now." Those people decide to be good to you. Those people decide to be your friend.
Everyone has different ways to choose their friends. There are a lot of people that consider me their friends but I don't accept it I don't tell them that because it would make them feel bad.
I gave him a downvote because he was wrong. But yet, you gave me an upvote because he is your friend? You gave me him upvotes for no blank reason other than being your friend. Upvotes and downvvotes should come with a reason and you gave no reason. That is why your actions of upvoting seemed pathetic.
downvote. Next time, you want to insult me, give me a reason other than your normal usual.
I gave him a downvote because he was wrong. But yet, you gave me an upvote because he is your friend? You gave me him upvotes for no blank reason other than being your friend.
That makes absolutely no sense at all and I can assure you... I didn't give you an upvote and I never will.
When i say "blank" reason, i mean no reason. I kinda take that back. My apologies. You do have a reason but i don't find that good enough:
1. He/she is your friend.
I downvote to people who are wrong in my eyes. If you are going to upvote...fine. But at least a person on this site should downvote or upvote for a good reason....not because of friendship.
If you are going to upvote the people i chose to downvote, fine. But at least upvote with a reason other than friendship. And if you truly upvote because you believe he was right in his answer....then fine, i will accept that.
Nah... I think I'll just upvote for whatever reason I feel like... but thanks for the advice. (of course you would be the last person I would take advice from)
If i can choose my friends...then i will say "Siliaswash, you are my friend." Now you are my friend silaswash. I don't know. I don't know how old you are or who you are but you are my friend.
If you disagree, then you must agree that you can't choose your friend.
Another example is....
Complete Friendship is a two sided agreement. If we are not all friends, then the friendship is not complete. However, there exist a one sided agreement called "friendship." (not complete friendship). I can choose to be your friend, but that does not mean you are my friend. It is up to you and your decision if you want to be my friend.
Let say, initally you do want to be my friend. And i say to you that i don't want to be your friend. This would be a similiar case with you and those guys who consider you your friend.
It's like they say. You can pick friends, and you can pick your nose...., but you can't pick your friend's nose. Hey..., I didn't make up the rules. I just follow them ;)
I think you cannot choose your friends because the act of becoming one's friend is independent. In other words, the person can choose for his/herself to be a friend towards another person. However, that "other" person may or may not be your friend.
The topic of this debate is not about friendship. Is it about: friend. I purposely made the word singular. Friendship is a two sided agreement. Person 1 and Person 2 have a friendship because Person 1 is a friend to Person 2 and Person 2 is a friend to Person 1.
However, notice what i stated before about Person 1 and 2. Person 1 is a friend to Person 2 and Person 2 is a friend to Person 1. Did Person 2 force Person 1 to be his/her friend? or vice versa? No and no. Like i said before, the act of becoming one's friend is independent. In other words, the decision to become a friend to another person is a choice and wish to the decider.
I do believe that you can choose your friendship if and only if the person who is on the other side of the friendship decides to be your friends.
I do believe you choose the people who are your friends. However, you cannot choose the people to be your friends.
I think what i stated is vital: you cannot choose the people to be your friends.
Ultimately, it is a choice. And if we can make the choices for ourselves, in which we cannot, the world can become a better place.
No bcuz I think the people that you are most like just kinda swarm you. My friends and I are not exactly alike but we can all get along bcuz we are so alike.
Hmmmm? If Casper is right about the meanings of the word "choosing" then i will have to make this clear....
My definition of "choosing" is to pick. And maybe i haven't made this clear, when i said "can you choose your friends?" i meant, can you choose people to be your friends.
