Topic : Friends

• Are your friends mostly your age or different age? Why?
• Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?
• Do you usually see your friends during weekdays or on weekends? Why?
• Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?
• The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?
• In what ways are your friends important to you?
• What do you prefer: going out with your friends or spending your spare time staying at home?
• Do you have many friends? Why? Why not?
• What do you usually do with your friends?
• Are friends as important to you as your family?
• Do you think friendships change as we get older? How?
• What do you expect from a good friend?

Question and Answers :

• Are your friends mostly your age or different age? Why?

Most of my friends are my age and I have a few friends who are senior to me. The reason I have friends of my age is that they were mostly my classmates initially and then became my good friends. Most of my friends are from my high school and college and that naturally make them to be my age.

• Do you prefer one or two close friends or many friends?

When I was in my early teens, I preferred many friends but nowadays I have few friends but they are very close to me. So I would say, I prefer having few close friends than having too many ordinary friends.

• Do you usually see your friends during weekdays or on weekends? Why?

I usually see my friends during weekends. Weekdays are busy days and after I get back home in the evening, I prefer to stay at home with my family members.

• Do you prefer to stay alone or with your friends?

I usually prefer to be with my friends. However there are times when I need my personal time and in this case, I prefer solitude rather than companies.

• The last time you saw your friends, what did you do together?

Well, we played badminton together and had our dinner at a nearby restaurant. That’s the last thing I can recall doing with my friends and that would about a week ago.

• In what ways are your friends important to you?

I share many common interests with my friends and that makes us having pleasant activities and conversations together. They are quite helpful and supportive to me in times of desperate time. I can share almost anything with them and that makes them special to me. Having good friends is like being blessed and that’s why they are very important to me.

• What do you prefer: going out with your friends or spending your spare time staying at home?

That depends. Sometimes I prefer being with my friends and sometimes I prefer staying at home with my family members. I try to maintain a balance in terms of spending time with my friends and with my family. For example, while playing any outdoor sports, I prefer going out with friends. However, I enjoy watching movies and dining out with my family members.

• Do you have many friends? Why? Why not?

As I’ve already said, I had many friends when I was in my high school. But these days I have comparatively fewer close friends.

• What do you usually do with your friends?

I enjoy playing outdoor games, watching movies in a theatre, having conversations related to recent political and international issues, sharing my updates and concerns, going long drive with my friends. The best part is the open conversation we can have related to almost any topic.

• Are friends as important to you as your family?

To me, my family is more important. However, this does not make my friends less important to me. Naturally, family comes first for almost everybody and then the friendship. I am no exception.

• Do you think friendships change as we get older? How?

Yes, I believe so. In early ages, we are prone to make many friends and only a few of them remain for a long. At this stage in life, the friendship is not that deep except in some cases. On the contrary, when we get older we prefer to have few friends but most of them remain as loyal and close friends. In young ages, our expectations from friends are to enjoy their companionship and doing all the crazy things with them. However, in older ages, we expect far more from our friends and they become more like family members than being simply friends.

• What do you expect from a good friend?

Well, that’s a tough question! Not that I have not thought about it, but I have never drawn a solid conclusion about it! Umm, my expectation from a good friend is that he would be a good companion, good listener, would criticise me whenever needed, would be supportive and positive. He must be honest and would have a sense of humour. Finally, I expect him to be more like a family member than an outsider.

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