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Who was your first best friend? Ashlee Hampson. We were friends from the time we were three until about 8 years ago. Had a falling out and never really made up or talked since. Wasn't even over a boy.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My mom and my hubby and my daughter. A few are still pending.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? A mix of both, really, but I would prefer having a few close friends (which technically could be a few *virtual* friends) over a lot of not-so-close-friends.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Immediately? No. Eventually? Yes.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Oh yeah.

Who was your first best friend? Someone who is now a scumbag. Best friends from 4th grade through high school, but now he's a total loser. I see him every great once in a while, avoid all contact if possible.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? High school math/drafting teacher and my grandfather

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? a couple best friends, not many "close friends"..

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Immediately? No. Eventually? Yes. Agree on that one.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? no.

Who was your first best friend? I am a lucky. I have 2 best friends. (3 if you include my wife) My friend Pat who I introduced to Buffett. And my friend Jeff who refuses to get into Buffett. We used to be the 3 amigos. But due to lives getting busier, we rarely get to do everything we used to.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My 2 boys. They have taught me a little humility. (A little)

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends?We have a ton of friends. I would prefer to only hang with a few, but my wife makes me hang with the rest.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Nope. You always want to nail them.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Kind of. In high-school I became friends with the nanny of the neighbors kids so that I could nail her. It worked

Who was your first best friend? Jason back during elementary school, run into him from time to time nowadays.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? Without a doubt my parents.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I have one really good good friend (my ex-gf actually), but I also have quite a few close friends.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Yes, although I did date my best friend for 3 years.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Yes.

Who was your first best friend? I never had any friends.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? Nobody, my attention span is too short to be influenced by anyone.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I still don't have any friends.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Immediately? Eventually? What's a friend?

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Didn't I say I never had any friends?.

LIPH wrote:Who was your first best friend? I never had any friends.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? Nobody, my attention span is too short to be influenced by anyone.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I still don't have any friends.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Immediately? Eventually? What's a friend?

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Didn't I say I never had any friends?.

Who was your first best friend? Wendy Brittenham. She and I became sports rivals later on in high school. She was the good girl, preacher's daughter that got straight A's and never got in trouble. I, on the other hand, well... I wasn't Wendy. I guess we're still friends, but just haven't talked much since high school.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My brother, Dan. My undergraduate mentor, Dr. Birch. My surrogate dad, Mike. My graduate mentor, Sara.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? Well, Erica is my partner in crime/sister. She's more than a best friend. Otherwise, I have a group of very close friends that all have unique friendship roles in my life.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Absolutely. No question about it.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? I haven't. I've had them fall in love with me though.

iuparrothead wrote:Who was your first best friend? Wendy Brittenham. She and I became sports rivals later on in high school. She was the good girl, preacher's daughter that got straight A's and never got in trouble. I, on the other hand, well... I wasn't Wendy. I guess we're still friends, but just haven't talked much since high school.

That's funny. I knew 4 preachers kids (3 different preachers) and they were ALL by far the most screwed group of drugee's, sluts and delinquints I've ever seen

Who was your first best friend? LARRY

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? LARRY

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I ONLY NEED LARRY

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? LARRY AND I ARE FRIENDS AND LOVERS

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? OH YOU KNOW IT!! (I love you Larry!)

[quote=]Who was your first best friend? My next door neighbor Ed, was my best friend from the time we were 4 until 6th grade. He was always bigger than me and always got his way. In sixth grade I had my fill and I beat him up and we did not say another word to each other until we were both college grads. Very childish and regretable. Jeff was my best friend from 6th grade on, but at Iowa StateU. he got in over his head and just kind of disappeared. Out of the blue he called after 17 years and we talked for 2 hours. Saw him at his little sisters funeral, but he is in Ohio and we just never seem to hook up

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My Dad, he made kids who really didn't have a pot to pi$$ in, feel like they were the kings of the world. I hope I do half as well with my kids. Bill Veeck, one time owner of the White Sox and the guy who got me into baseball

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I would love to have a best friend, unfortunately after having been in 7 cities while in baseball and moving back and finding all my old friends in new circles, I feel like I have aquaintences, not friends. "If the phone doesn't ring, its them"

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? I have had some very good "girl" friends.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? I married her [/quote]

Who was your first best friend?
Nony Bryde...met in 4th grade and were tight until I moved in 10th!

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life?
My Grandfather... passed on my wedding day in 1983 and there isnt a day that goes by I dont somehow think of him!

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends?
Been thru the trials and tribulations of best friends, close friends, neighbors, etc... And while I have lots of "friends" .. my only best friend in my husband.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Friends yes... best friends... Nope unless you are married to your lover

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Yes... once! Learned my lesson!

Who was your first best friend?
Frank Stastny. We became childhood friends when we started Kindergarten together in 1957, and remain very close friends to this day. AHHH, the things we did, the sh*t we pulled, the crap we got away with, the stories we could tell.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life?
My parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, a few of my very close friends, and four school teachers-Edna Dierks (4th grade social studies & geography), Isabelle Hemping (11th grade English Literature), Jack Fisk (11th grade World Cultures & Varsity football coach), and George Naxera (12th grade Consumer Economics).

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends?
I have three best friends, several close friends, and countless cyber-friends.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers?
I'm sure it happens every day.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend?
No, but remarkably enough, I've become very good friends with a three ladies I was once in love with.

Who was your first best friend?
My first real best friend was in the 2nd and 3rd grade and his name was Glen Woodcock (yes that's his real name and no I don't know if it's true)

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life?
the ball and chain, my son, and I'll admit that some of the musicians that I've been a fan of have influenced me.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends?
I have one best friend that I hang out with and after that it's prolly my brother

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers?
yes and I also believe friends can be f### buddies and not lovers

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend?
no, but that's why I came here to make friends

Who was your first best friend? Lisa Gear - in 1st grade and we were friends through until high school - dont know what happened then. Then there was Stephanie and Leanne and in high school and still in contact with them.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My best friend at the moment Cath - she is just the most beautiful and supportive person in the world. While I have a rather disfunctional family - they have been there through thick and thin supporting each other. And the people from my army days were pretty influential in making me the more "extroverted" person I am today. Add to that my past team leader before I became one - she is the one person that tells me "as it is" with nothing held back - you need that at times!

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I have one that is really close (Cath) and a half dozen or so best friends .. and a load of close friends (here in Aussie). Got a few USA friends , but seeing I dont get the often - I just miss em!

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? For sure!! I had a couple of those in the Army days and look forward to seeing them each year and being able to sit on their lap and cuddle them and just be friends!

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Yes, my ex b/f that I was with for 7 years , we were friends first ........ I started having feelings for him, but the fact he had a wife was a problem - but then she did the dirty on him and I made my move!

Who was your first best friend?

Tim Hutton was 1, my brother we are a year apart.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life?

my parents , coaches and Christina------ she was 1st person to say no......but came around later

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends?

a lot of close friends. 1 of my softball teams is like a family

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers?

yes but you end up with them eventually out of curiosity

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend?

yes a few times. a couple i still love dearly as friends

Who was your first best friend? Diane Kennedy. Lived two houses down.


Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My parents, siblings and most recently, Elrod.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? Used to have just one best friend.. in my teens and 20's.. now just a lot of close friends.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? ABSOLUTELY!!! I've had several.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Yep. And he just moved here to Colorado from Oklahoma.

Who was your first best friend? Tara Fagan...we still keep in touch, since 3rd grade.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My Grandmother, NaNa...She was something else and I miss her all the time..and my daughter...Also one heck of a young lady..

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I still have one best friend..Well...Debbie and I have been friends for over 30 yrs now..and we still talk every other weekend and get together every 6 mos...and a group of close friends too...Real, and Virtual..

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? ABSOLUTELY!!! I've had several.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Yes...I have.....

Who was your first best friend? Melissa R., we met when she transferred to my school in 6th grade. We've been the best of friends, ever since!

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My grandfather ("DaDa"), my grandmother ("Mrs. H"), 6th grade teacher, Ginny S. (God rest her soul).

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? 1 best friend...and a few "close" friends and several "virtual" ones!

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Yes! I believe it can happen.

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? nope
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Who was your first best friend? Brady. He lived one street over, directly behind our house. We had a gate that joined our yards and were inseparable from about the time we could walk until he moved away, probably around kindergarten.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My parents, my best friend's family and some close friends.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? I have a handful of bestest buds, a large group of close friends and a whole bunch of virtual friends.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Yes

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? Yup...sigh...

Who was your first best friend? Angela McCumby. Best friends from time I was 5-18.. falling out after my mom died.. she didn't come to the funeral.. or even really console me.... because of the guy she was with. I miss that friendship.

Who have been some of the most influential people in your life? My mom, my Brandy, my Ted.

Do you usually have one best friend or a lot of close friends? A healthy blend.

Do you believe people of the opposite sex can be best friends and not lovers? Yes. Aboslutely. My bestfriend Aaron is proof!

Have you ever fallen in love with a friend? And married him too!