Keeping Your Circle Of Friends Small: Pros And Cons

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No matter how old you get friends are always important in life. You have your family by your side but having true friends is nothing less than a blessing. Unfortunately, we reside in a selfish and mean world were getting a true friend is really difficult. This is one of the main reasons why we compromise even in friendship.

When you were young, you probably had a large group of friends. In fact, chances are that your entire class was your friends. But as we grow up, our circle of friends becomes small and we are left only with two or three people. But why is that? Why do we have only limited friends in our adulthood? To get answers to all such questions you should give this article a read.

Friends Are Important But True Friends Are Priceless

All of us need friends to survive. Friends are like our support systems. It is true that we get support from our family as well. But then are times when we need our friends more than our family. Let’s say you are stuck in a problem that you can’t share with your family. In such a situation, you are left with no other option but to go to your friends. This is why they call friends as our extended family.

The sad part about having friends is that not all of them are true to you. Some are jealous of you while others are just fake on your face. It is really hard to find a friend in need. If you are lucky enough to have such a friend, you should totally treasure him/her.

When we are young, we make befriend everyone we meet. At that age, every other boy and girl is your friend. It is probably the most times of our lives as we are yet to be touched by the harsh realities of life. As we grow up, we start to lose our friends one after the other. Actually, we don’t lose friends, we only realize the truth that they were never our friends. It was just our childhood innocence that bonded us together. Now that we are out of the cocoon of innocence, we have identified who our friends are. Every one of us has the same story to tell.

As we get to know the true colors and intentions of people, we grow tend to move apart from them. Well, that’s how our friend’s group start to reduce. But then there are always exceptions. Some people are actually lucky to have a bunch of friends who are actually genuine. Even there are people who are still buddies with their childhood friends. But according to reality, majority of the people are sailing on the other boat.

What are the pros and cons of having a small circle of friends?

Having a small circle of friends can both be a blessing or a curse. But that depends on how you take it as. If you are happy with your small group of friends, it’s fine. In case, you are not, that’s where the problem starts. Having said that, let’s take a close look at the advantages and disadvantages of having a small group of friends.

Pros

  1. Fewer fights, less drama

Fewer people in a group always means that you have to deal with less drama. That’s because there will be fewer fights and argument. Fights between friends usually happen when they disagree on something. But when you have a group of only two or three friends, chances of disagreeing on something is really less. Thus, you guys are able to stay happy and have fun together. Since there are no fights, you guys stay tight together.

  1. Close bonding

When you are with a limited number of friends, it clearly means that you have chosen your people. The people you are with right now are the ones for you. You guys are together because you jell well together, fight less, have more fun and act like each other’s support systems. This means that you guys have a close bonding which matters the most in every friendship. Most importantly, you guys trust each other.

  1. You can trust each other

When you roll with a small group of people, you usually have each other’s back. There is trust between you people. Also, you guys are always there for each other. In other words, you know who your real friends are and thus, you are happy with them.

Cons

  1. You are not happy or satisfied

Many of us are there who don’t want to be a part of small groups but due to circumstances, they are forced to do so. In that case, you may feel unhappy with your current group of friends. When you see bigger groups, you automatically feel sad as you don’t have more people to roll with. The bad thing about being unhappy with your friends is that it may affect your friendship with them. Therefore, you should be happy with what you have. Remember, there are people who don’t even have a group or even a single friend.

  1. Less fun

Another problem with smaller groups is that you guys have less fun together. It is pretty obvious that the more people you have, the more fun you have. But unfortunately, that is not the case with you. However, you should at least be happy about the fact that you have people you can rely on even if there are only a few of them.

Having fewer friends is not a problem when you know that the people you have are true to you. Just having a whole bunch of friends won’t help you if they don’t stand by your side when you need them. You should always remember that a friend need is a friend indeed. So if you have a small circle of friends, don’t be said about it. You should rather look at the positive side of it.