使用新函数代替创建两条记录.

Instead of creating two records use a new function.

public function friends()
{
  return $this->belongsToMany('User', 'friend_user', 'user_id', 'friend_id');
}

// Same table, self referencing, but change the key order
public function theFriends()
{
  return $this->belongsToMany('User', 'friend_user', 'friend_id', 'user_id');
}

//You can then call opposite record(s) using:
foreach( Auth::user()->theFriends as $theFriends )

我在我的项目中使用了这种方法，因此我可以更好地分离组织结果.

I used this approach in my project so I can have better separation for organizing the results.