It’s better to have one old friend than two new ones. True or False?
Friendship is something I take to heart. I have old friends and new friends, and quite frankly, I don’t want to lose any of them!
This past December, my mother-in-law walked into my house on a Saturday morning, gave me a painful look and said, “Ruth died.” Then came the tears. She and Ruth had been friends for almost 70 years. Not just friends – best friends! They cherished childhood memories and teen years of their old school house, remembered going to square dances, growing up on Gilford Road, when they met their husbands, and so much more.
Can you image what you would know about someone after 70 years?!!?
I’m still in contact with three of my oldest friends. The four of us have stayed in touch and been involved in each other’s lives for 40 years. We lived within a few houses of each other as kids and went through school together. After high school, we took separate paths and drifted apart somewhat, but in our 20s we settled down. We began an annual tradition of spending a day together, just us – no kids, no husbands. Every December we meet at one house, spend the afternoon eating, reminiscing, sharing and laughing. It’s the greatest gift we can give to each other at Christmas.
I think the best things about having old friends are these. You know all of the characters in each others lives. You have to be truthful because these are the people who know you better than anyone. There is a bond equal to sisterhood/brotherhood and you don’t have to be together – you choose to be.
Tell us about your friends. Have you rekindled old friendships? Do you have a new friend who seems like an old one? How often do you see (or talk to) your best friend?
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