friends help: Has the word “friend” lost all meaning? - Help.com

I agree, I use the term very very sparingly. Instead, I tend to refer to others as a ’someone I know’, a ‘classmate’, or an ‘acquaintance’.

A lot of things have lost their meaning. Like saying I love you. But I dont call anyone my friend. I use acquaintance for people I just know, not friend. Although, I know a lot of people who say that too, so I guess its just some people use such terms loosly but not everyone. Like everything else in life.

Depends on how a person believes or adhere to its meaning. Like some people calling everyone a brother or i know of an ethnic group calling their friends ’sis’ short for sister.

Ya you are right. Like the word love you. I think it has changed; friends for work and friends on the net…etc.

A friend is some one you can talk with about any thing and they with you. A relationship where nothing of intrinstic value is exchanged.

I use it alot. But it seems people dont use it as much as they use too. some do but not many it seems. :O

Yea, I think friend doesnt mean what it really does mean…..the word ‘friend’ afterall, does have the word ‘end’.

Maybe it is better that way. I mean if such important concepts such as ‘friend’ or ‘foe’ were less well defined then the power that ‘friends’ can have over people with power would be more difficult to detect, making it all to more difficult oppose, or enabling a ruler to wield power over a group of political ‘friends’ (allies) who oppose a corrupt regime for example.
Good question, and very relevant from this point of view.

maybe. i dunno if it goes with age or just the “modern” times, but i find it difficult to trust. it is something earned. synonymous with friendship. built through the good and bad times. a solid foundation needed.

but i guess for some, they use the term loosely without really meaning it.