Who is your oldest friend?

**hipmamajen** · January 1st, 2013

Not age-wise, but the friend you've had the longest?

I am 42, and I still have a friend that I've had since 2nd grade. I don't get to see him very often, but when I do we start chatting away like no time has passed.

My mom, 63, still has her best buddy from grade school too! They are HILARIOUS to be around. It's like having an extra auntie, those two are thick as thieves.

How about you, who's your long-time pal?

**JordyVerrill** · January 2nd, 2013

I'm about to turn 34, and I've been friends with my best friend (more like a brother really) since 2nd grade. We were just acquaintance type friends until 11th grade though.

**Moderator** · January 2nd, 2013

My friend, Martha, whom I've known for 49 years. We spent most of our school years answering the question, which one are you? Even our mothers would get our names mixed up on occasion.

We now live in different states and life has gotten in the way so we don't spend as much time communicating as we used to but there's still that heart connection.

**GNTLGNT** · January 2nd, 2013

Originally Posted by Moderator

My friend, Martha, whom I've known for 49 years. We spent most of our school years answering the question, which one are you? Even our mothers would get our names mixed up on occasion.

We now live in different states and life has gotten in the way so we don't spend as much time communicating as we used to but there's still that heart connection.

...that's a great story Marstha....

**~Ally~** · January 2nd, 2013

Originally Posted by Moderator

My friend, Martha, whom I've known for 49 years. We spent most of our school years answering the question, which one are you? Even our mothers would get our names mixed up on occasion.

Martha and Marsha? That sounds like the title of a funny sitcom, right there!

I remember being four years old and the teacher placing me and another girl--Christine--together on the first day of school. From that first day we were practically inseparable. We stayed at each others houses, went on holidays together, shared each others clothes, etc. People often mistook us for sisters also. Now we lead very different lives but that connection is always still there. Whenever we get together it's like we've never been apart, and the differences don't matter because we still have that special bond. She's been my friend for 28-years and she always will be my friend.

**GNTLGNT** · January 2nd, 2013

...Rowdy, my dude from nursing school...we still talk shop...but he looks downright dippy in the little white cap...

**Sundrop** · January 2nd, 2013

I have lots of old friends....people I've known since first grade, but my oldest true friend I've known for 33 years.....since we were 13 years old.

**Jojo87** · January 2nd, 2013

I have a great friend I've know since first grade in school. She now lives in another town and every time when she is up here in my
town to visit her family I try to get time to meet her too. OK one funny thing about this is that I also happen to be a good friend of her
sister because her sister have her horse in our stable. And I've spent a lot of time with their family when I was younger. Was my best friends
mother that passed away 2011. So I can say that my friend that I've know 19 years and her sister is both my best friends that I've ever had.

**Spideyman** · January 2nd, 2013

My friend Diane. It's been 52 years of parallel lives. Met her in school, stead fast friends from day one. She lives in the north, I live in the south, still we stay in contact via phone calls and letters.

**carrie's younger brother** · January 2nd, 2013

I've known my best friend Bob since freshman year in high school when we were both 14 (38 years of non-stop friendship). We are now just 1 month (me)/2 months (Bob) shy of 52 and still see one another at least once a month and e-mail/text one another every few days. We have never had a falling out and our friendship has been constant since we met.