3.17.2011

Oh Friendship

Where does one draw the line between a friend or less? Recently I am looking at a current friendship I have and am kind of wondering if it's a friendship at all. Honestly all I see are a lot of I wants and I needs on both of our parts. When do you draw a line and say enough is enough. I have learned a lot in the past year over quality friendships, people can be so fake these days. Have you ever really looked at and evaluated just one of your friendships, I think most would be surprised as to the foundations of the relationship and moreover how much a foundation can age. I hope everyone has the chance to have a lot of friends at one point or another, but as the saying goes quality over quanity.

Until then, i'm watching my all time favorite movie Somethings Gotta Give.


"This is really fascinating, what's going on at this table. Let's take you and Erica. You've been around the block a few times. What are you, around 60? 63. Fantastic! Never married, which as we know, if you were a woman, would be a curse. You'd be an old maid, a spinster. Blah, blah, blah. So instead of pitying you, they write an article about you. Celebrate your never marrying. You're elusive and ungetable, a real catch. Then, there's my gorgeous sister here. Look at her. She is so accomplished. Most successful female playwright since who? Lillian Hellmann? She's over 50, divorced, and she sits in night after night after night because available guys her age want something-forgive me, they want somebody that looks like Marin. The over-50 dating scene is geared towards men leaving older women out. And as a result, the women become more and more productive and therefore, more and more interesting. Which, in turn, makes them even less desirable because as we all know, men- especially older men- are threatened and afraid of productive, interesting women. It is just so clear! Single older women as a demographic are about as fucked a group as can ever exist." 
Aunt Zoe'

1 comment:

  1. Love this movie! You're right: quality is definitely more important than quantity when it comes to friends. Sometimes it's difficult to find/keep good friends. Sometimes I look at my friendships and wonder if they're true friends or just good time charlies.

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