Does an increase in a man's value bring in newer better friends?

[Good Gao]

I know we don't talk about social circles all that much but a lot of us who picked up on this stuff after our school years (teens to early 20s) and don't have that built in benefit of student life (where it is supposedly easy to make friends) do wonder about this very thing.

For those who are getting their lives together in regards to money, finances, career, and life goals; we talk about how it can bring success with women or with better women but do newer better friends also happen as a result?

 

[Masculinity]

You'll have good friends if you're selective about who your befriend. The bigger difference is the respect these people will have for you and how they interact with you.

 

[Who Dares Win]

Yes it does, the higher the league you play the higher the people you meet and deal with.

You cant hang out with the wolf of wallstreet if you play world of warcraft online the whole day.

Someone said that you are the sum of the 5 people you attend the most and I believe it, but I also believe that the 5 people you attend the most are not that far in terms of value from you.

 

[bigneil]

No, only new acquaintances.

As my late, great friend always said "Friends come and friends go, but the only people you can trust are from the old neighborhood".

 

[resilient]

...the only people you can trust are from the old neighborhood".

There's wisdom in friends that have seen you go through the thick and thin of it all. Survive a job loss, separation/divorce, serious accident, bout with depression, etc.. Old friends will not bow out in the ninth round. They'll say "Come on man, let's go get a beer."

Treasure those friendships because they are rare and are valuable. They let you have a short pity party and then tell you you're being an idiot and to become stronger. I learned who my true friends are when I separated from my ex-spouse and returned to the path of my Don Juan growth.

I had one solid best friend text me once a week during the separation to ask me how I was. In a period of depression where I felt abandoned and discarded, I could count on this good buddy to exchange war stories on the road back to mental health. I hope to stay friends with this guy and a few other rare ones until old age.

Continue to be on the look out for new social circles, networking, and other opportunities. However, never forget the ones that helped you along the way, that know when to call you out when you're not being authentic toward yourself.

Cut out the negative ones that only bring negative energy into your life.

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

No. When you are extremely focused on yourself, you don't have time to make friends and screw around to try and meet people.

 

[Good Gao]

No. When you are extremely focused on yourself, you don't have time to make friends and screw around to try and meet people.

You have never worked a high paying career where connections matter before have you?

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

You have never worked a high paying career where connections matter before have you?

No. But bigneil put it best; you don't make FRIENDS, just ACQUAINTANCES.