I hate asking for help, too. I wonder if that's to do with Aquarian independence?

I have a similar idea of what a true friiend is: someone who's there for you when you need them. It's hard for moon aquarians to admit they "need" people in the first place. So for me, at least, if I can get to the point where I feel comfortable "needing" someone, then I consider them a good friend.

Throughout my life, I've almost always felt like the "third wheel" friend to a set of two best friends. It wasn't until I went to college that I found a really, really close friend--someone who I could accurately call a "best friend." We're still best friends, even though he now lives thousands of miles away in Taiwan. But that's kind of an aquarian type friendship in and of itself--a long-distance friendship! ;)

Also, I've always felt more comfortable hanging out in a group of at least three people than with someone one-on-one (except maybe for Barry, the friend who lives in Taiwan, my sister, or my boyfriend). I think that seems like an Aquarian thing. I don't especially love LARGE group gatherings, though, but maybe that's my Virgo rising?

I've lived in Knoxville for almost 3 years now, and many of the people I call friends, even after 3 years of knowing them, I don't feel especially close to them. Which kind of sucks... but it's just hard for me to get close to people.

Friends are those who help you grow.

Michelle,
I feel the same way about friendships.


Also I agree with Nexus 7 in that I find it hard to ask for help, for some reason this is the hardest thing for me, I tend to feel more comfortable doing things on my own. Its a strange thing.

i'll often go out of my way to do things on my own rather than ask for help. with friendships i've found that most of my friends from high school have become good time buddies an the only thing we can do together is go out an get drunk. its hard to find things in common with them anymore. i might be a bit too eccentric for them now an have different interests. i had a best friend all through middle an high school that ended up betraying me with a girl but we're still friends now and both wish that hadn't came between us. we'll always have a good connection since we were friends for so long but it'll never exactly be the same. i've always kind of felt like kind of a loner on the outside looking in. sometimes i hate that feeling and other times i love it. i've come to accept it now though and have become more at peace with myself.

i know the feeling. i find myself changing the channel a lot because of it. i feel like i tend to be affected by other people's emotions more than i would like as well. its nice to be happy because others or happy but it sucks when other people's negatvity can control your mood/emotions/psychological well-being.

( opps I didnt finish my sentence - thats what happens when you are at working and multitasking :)

I chat to a lot of people online and sometimes I like the distance of being online but communicating information through the medium of the internet is fun for me. With no strings attached.

yeah, i like internet communication, too. I used to instant message a lot, though I don't so much anymore.

I'm really glad i found tribe though... because before this I didn't really have anyone to talk to about astrology stuff in depth...
my "real life" friends just think it's funny up to a point, and annoying/weird after that point. ;) Which is fine with me, I think some
of the things they think are important/interesting are silly, too... and I respect their disinterest and don't force astrology talk on them.

But it *is* nice to have people here who willingly talk about it, for sure. :)

Wow, i just came across this post and can relate to most of what all of you are saying. I have taurus sun, scorpio rising, aqua moon. I feel like 3 different people. As these are all fixed signs I hate change and I am very stubborn. I feel like a true taurus most of the times, loving harmony, beauty, nature, down to earth, very practical, determined. But I also feel very psychic sometimes like i can pick up on others emotions and predict what is going to happen. its a gift and a curse. I can mostly always look at people and tell you their entire story, i guess thats scorpio rising. But i have to admit i have never had a best friend. At least not one in a conventional sense like most girls do. I have always had tons of friends and dont have a problem making them, but i have never felt completely connected to only one. I prefer being with groups of my girl friends but always feel like an outsider to some extent. almost like i am apart of the group but never fully agree with things they do or say. Sometimes i find myself saying "are you for real" to myself in my head, like i know all of their defense mechanisims. i love talking to people others wouldnt necessarily find interestng and older people. I often feel different emotions. when im in a group setting, i often get anxiety and want to leave (this is most recent since my early 20's) but when im home alone i sometimes feel lonely. if i do i start doing some type of activity to occupy my time (some taurus activity or astrology) i must admit i love close relationships with the opposite sex, i actually feel like i can be myself more with men than with my female friends. and i am close with my boyfriend, i love spending time with him, more than with my girl friends and sometimes i feel guilty about that. It was the same with my last boyfriend except he was a loser. i often feel like people let me down. I think this is all 3 of my major signs, as i am very dependable (taurus) but i think people feel intimidated by me sometimes because i appear aloof and have scorpio rising. if they only knew what i was thinking!