Why is it the older we get the harder it is to form true friends?

Because as we get older, we realize that true friends aren't just people you hang out with and have a good time with. They're the people who will tell you the truth every time whether you want to hear it or not because they care about you. They stick around when things get bad and help you through bad times.





Most of our friends when we're younger don't live up to that.Why is it the older we get the harder it is to form true friends?
because so many selfish people around, and look after their own needs only, besides having no company is better than bad company...Why is it the older we get the harder it is to form true friends?
There becomes a maturing stage . You need to be aware of your personnal needs and immediate family. They become your real friends ; plus they say there are more women in the world than men , but, you'll never see it in the real world. Safest route in adult life is follow the money and everything else will come.
Because you are better able to see what rats people are :-)
We are more careful of whom we chose as friends from learning of our mistakes of the kind of people we can trust and let into our lives
I think much of it is because, as adults we have adopted the idea of thinking too much. Kids just accept people no matter what. They are lovely little free spirits that don't judge people.
It is hard to form true friends because when people enter your life it is always about motives. It is our duty to decipher what that motive is. If we realize it and are able to nip it in the bud then we can actually find friends who possess the qualites of a real friend. People are very selfish and self-centered and if you find someone who can sacrificial then you have found a real friend. It seems the older we get the more selfish we get and then we are unable to create the bonds we need to create with real people. We have been hurt thru life so much and have hurt other people and then we no longer trust people the way that we should so we never really get a chance to bond as we should as we get older because we feel that people are ';out to get us'; so the speak. But if we stick to figuring out peoples motives then you will be able to create those lasting bonds. And last but not least, treat people the way you want to be treated because in life we all reap what we sow at one time or another. If we want a true friend, be a true friend to someone who needs one.