i think that it's ok to ave a lot of friends but it's impossible for all those friends to be very close to you because there simply isn't enough of you to go around. I have a lotof friends but only a few that i can call close friends. if i was very close to all of my friends i'd never be off the phone!!!

Good question. Kind of, I know personally I have a few REAL, TRUE friends and A LOT of acquaintances. There is a difference. I do not trust the acquaintances like I do my "friends". They are fun to go out with, or "gossip" with, but I don't share everything with them like the few I truly trust. ++

Friends are a good thing to have, and you van never have too many. Just make sure you save time for those special to you. having alot of friends means they probably take up alot of your time. You also have to make sure you have a few real, close, true friends. The friends you can share important thoughts and feelings with. What is the point of having alot of friends when there are none you really trust and can talk to?

Yes. You don't have time for them all. You will have to pick and choose who u give attenetion too and that is hard to do.

You would probably run into some really nonsensical fights and conflict between the friends. So I would say yes it is possible to have too many friends.

You might not have any true or real friends if you have too many friends.

I had too many friends, and i relied on them way too much. The consequence of having them was back stabbing, lying, cheating, betraying, etc. I now only have a couple TRUE friends, and i like it better that way.

too many of them try to talk to you all at once

you could make a list of your friends and those who you just know my name. one can never have enough friends.

1) Actually, it is in social networks quite similar as in real life. Of course, those friendships in social networks are often not so intensive as real life friendship can be, but the mechanisms are comparable. You can be *friendly* with everybody. I also think it is the best behavior. Of course, they are exceptions. If some people start to annoy you or even insult you, you could become less friendly and in extreme cases, unfriendly. It is often said that "you cannot be friends with everyone". This means that as people make different choices, you cannot take a choice that will perfectly satisfy everyone. So if you consider friendship as a way to support your interests against other people's interests, you cannot be friends in this moment with those other people. I would not be too narrow minded on that one, though. Take your choices and your friends, if they are really that, have to respect your choices. Of course, after a certain limit, the more friends you have, the less time you could give them individually. So certainly, you cannot keep in touch with everyone and if you want some more intensive friendships, you have to set priorities. But it is certainly a good thing to stay flexible in those matters. 2) "Too many friends- Too many friends are one of the many minor problems that you can have in school. It is usually a result of being overly popular. You can solve this problem by selecting your best friends, and then keeping them. If left unchecked it can turn into… Stress over trying to please your friends- A moderate problem that can cause much anxiety. You try to please every friend, and stress yourself out. Solve it by relaxing, and dropping off a few responsibilities. Stress can lead to… Anger, frustration and loss of identity- This is a very serious problem in which the tensions and hardships of pleasing your friends build up. You let out your anger, sometimes violently. You feel that your friends are taking over your life. Try to do something fun to let out your anger." Source and further information: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213641/pyschprob.htm 3) "I don't need another friend right now. I need to be a better friend to the ones I've got." Source and further information: "Friends and ‘keeping in touch’" http://www.bladam.com/main/entry/friends-and-keeping-in-touch/ 4) "twitTangle is a free service that helps you untangle the mess of having too many friends on twitter. We allow you to rate and tag your friends and then filter your timeline to help you easily find the tweets that are most important to you! NEW Now you can create custom groups of your followers and filter you timeline by that group. How Does It Work? It's simple really. Just use your Twitter account to login. Then we'll show you a list of all of the people you're following on Twitter. Go through the list and rate and tag your favorites. Once you've got all your favorites rated and tagged, click 'Home' and we'll compile a custom timeline for you, with tweets from your favorite users first. Then you can filter by tag or go farther back in time to see more tweets." Source and further information: http://twittangle.com/ 5) "Research by Robin Dunbar indicates that 100 to 150 is the approximate natural group size in which everyone can really know everyone else. "Human beings ought to live in groups of around 150 people, judging from the logarithm of our brain size; and sure enough, studies of hunter-gatherer groups, military units, and city dwellers' address books suggest that 100 to 150 is the natural group size within which people can know just about everyone directly," writes Jonathan Haidt in the book "The Happiness Hypothesis," drawing on research by Dunbar." "How many friends do you have at your favorite social network? How many of those people do you have regular, meaningful interactions with? Does there appear to be an upper limit to how many online relationships you can manage?" Source and further information: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_many_friends_is_too_many.php 6) Further information: - "Too many FaceBook friends? Try some data visualization!": http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9641 - "Friends, Until I Delete You": http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/fashion/29facebook.html - "13 Reasons your Facebook account will be disabled: You friended too many people Not so long ago this was a prime cause of disabled accounts, but Facebook has instituted a maximum of 5000 friends that should protect you from yourself." http://getsatisfaction.com/facebook/topics/13_reasons_your_facebook_account_will_be_disabled

I differentiate between acquaintances (people I know from social settings), buddies (people I do things with but would never confide in) and friends. I've found that most people are lucky if they have a few really good, tried and true friends.

depends if theyre good friends than you cant have to many. if theyre annoying then thell agravate the shit out of you. =]

yeah you can have lots of friends, but it is better to have at least one or two true friends that you can rely on. when you have a huge group of friends there is a lot of drama, lying and back stabbing. just make sure you know who your true friends are :)