How much money would you pay someone to be your friend?

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"He synthesized a man of his own age and disrepute who would sit drinking with him in the after-midnight hours and say, 'You're so right, Higgston, so incontestably right' "

--R.A. Lafferty, from the story "Rainbird"

minus $12 trillion, that way i will be RICH!! !! !

Seriously, if someone wants me to be their friend, all they have to do is sak and NOT break my trust

None, now. In elementery school(K-5 to 5th grade) I used to pay for friends with my toys, test answers, homework, and lunch money. None of the friendships lasted long.

They should pay me!

I wouldn't pay someone to FAKE anything. But I'd love to know where I can hire someone who'll do the following for money:

- keep me company while I do my house chores
- lend me a hand when I need help
- act as a body guard when I want to go places not safe for a woman alone

I would put the following ad in the classified section of my local paper:

Wanted. Friend at any cost. Must accept payment plan of no money down and no payments for a full year. Unswerving loyalty guaranteed.

The only person trusting enough to make that kind of deal would be *another Aspie* (yay!) so it would work out well for both of us. No money would need change hands at all.

I wouldn't pay anyone to be my friend. That would defeat the whole purpose of friendship. If someone doesn't want to be my friend just for the sake of being my friend then that is their problem.

Nah, you might get somebody with a really dependent personality... which could be an Aspie too, but y'know.

I just committed to thousands of dollars to keep my little poodle with major organ damage in the hospital long enough to bring her home with a 20 pct chance of survival.

Have no idea how I will afford that.

Many people put their dogs to sleep if they have some kind of chronic problem.

I must be crazy.

She is a great dog. This little dog is a much better dog than I am as a human...

I know the feeling. That's why I refuse to have pets.

It's so hard... I already can't afford the bill. And everyone seems to think that when the your dog's parts start breaking down you put it away and get a new puppy where everything inside works great. But this is a great little dog with a great spirit that is a wonderful thing. This is trouble... I have to put an end to the hospital bills and bring her home tmw, if she makes it she makes it, if she doesn't she doesn't.

"How much would you pay for a friend?"

That's a hard question for me right now, because a dog can be the best friend you will ever have.

I am sorry to hear about your dog, believe me I have been there and unfortunately we had to put ours down in September and my parents soon are going to have to put theirs down too . He is so old and sick.

And yes dogs will never judge you and they will always forgive you. They are true friends and their friendships are priceless.

I would not pay for a human "friend". I have a few real friends, and while I don't mind being friendly/friend-like to some other people, my three friends are the only friends I want and need. If for some reason my friends and I should stop being friends, then I do not want any other real friends.

Animals... that's something else entirely. If there was a beloved animal somewhere that I needed to pay for for some reason.... I'd pay.... if I could. Because animals don't pretend. They are either somehow bonded with you, or they aren't.

Who else...? A real friend, of course. My friends listen to me "b***h and rant and rave" all the time. And I do the same for them. I consider that to be a part of friendship.

I would like to be rich enough, fabulously rich, to hire a husband. I'd put a great ad in craigslist that would magnetize the right person. I'd look for a good handyman, loyal, good work ethic, cheerful, humorous, patient, intelligent, interested in learning, skilled, friendly, likable, spiritual, happy. I'd pay this man well to keep me company during the day, teach me to drive, teach me all handyman things, teach me how plumbing and electricity and fix-it things work.

I'd pay him handsomely to go rescue trees with me and plant them. We'd be Johnny Appleseeds and beautify this neighborhood. He'd meditate with me, prepare meals with me, go shopping with me, be happy with me. We'd hike together, kayak together, bike together, bird-watch together.

I don't know if even all the money in the world could buy this person.

What I think would really be a fit would be a werewolf. Great at guarding, loyal as the best friend dog, ancient and able to control his appetites, understanding of those unfairly cursed, knows that there's more to life than what we can see, is attuned to the spiritual spheres.

If I were really really rich I'd try to buy a werewolf. I'm sure a werewolf would make a far greater friend than a humanimal.

I don't think a therapist would fill the role of "friend" for me. It's nice to have someone to talk to, but with a therapist, you have to put up with all the "and how do you feel about that?" kind of stuff. I don't want a friend to heal or fix me, or to get me to analyze my thoughts and behaviors. I want a friend to say, "Oh, I know what you mean. That drives me nuts, too." And, as much as I hate having to listen to people rabbit on when I don't feel like it, I enjoy being on the listening side of the conversation if it's a friend who actually has something to say. Therapists don't have much to say.

As an Asperger person, I have to say that getting a dog was a transformative experience. They are really a blessing for people who need to learn nonverbal skills and who need to learn empathy and have the greatest friend ever.

The best money you can spend on buying a friend is at the local animal shelter!