What's up with these people who can't seperate aquaintainship with friendship?
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I agree, I'm pretty selective about friends and at times people think they are better friends with me (or friends at all) when they aren't.
Seems like a lot of people my age have all these "going out friends" or "drinking buddies" and it's such a surface friendship.. I don't know how they can stand it. Not that that's the reason people think they're friends with me. It's mostly shyish people who think I'm so outrageous and unique and funny. Wow, I feel like I'm being really full of myself in this post, but really it happens at times..But really it's just that they just normally don't hang out with people like me, it's not that I'm the only one in the world who quotes Chappelle or Lisa Lampanelli.
But for me to be true friend with someone, we have to really click, have a lot of values in common, and as was mentioned before: being there for each other and genuine caring in order for me to really call a person a friend.
I've probably had 3 or 4 genuine good friendships in my life.
If you are someone who will let me stay at your house indefinitely, I consider you a friend. If you are someone who will only let me stay at your house for 3 days max, I consider you an acquaintance. If you will put your life at risk to save my own, I consider you a friend. If you help me out in times of need, I consider you a friend. If AAA is unavailable when my car breaks down, and you can't go give me a hand because it's midnight and you are too sleepy to answer the phone when you see my number on the screen/caller I.D. , then you are not my friend. We can spend Thanksgiving together and New Year's and every weekend of the year, but if you are unwilling to help me out when times are tough, after I ask you, then I don't consider you/them a friend. But if you go and help when I need help, even if I see you only 3 times a year, you are a friend.
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