What are friends?

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Title is self-explanatory.

I would say a friend is someone that you can share your secrets with, hang out, and have fun. I don't know. There are many levels of friendships. There's like being in a romantic relationship where ideally the person you are with is like a best friend but with sex. And, then there's your best friend which I guess is sort of like a romantic relationship minus the intimacy. Then, there are friends you see maybe once a month and talk about business. Maybe friends just for going to the movie. I don't know. For me, friends tend to serve a certain function. For example, I might have friends that I just talk about autism matters. Then, I might have friends for just talking about movies. not that I have many friends. Most of these people are more like acquitances. Okay, I'm rambling now.

I don't know. I wait until they call me a friend. Until then, people are acquaintances/positive acquaintances, or people for whom I have special feelings or affinities, which I will describe instead of saying friends, e.g. "This is someone I appreciate."

Someone who you trust, and who trusts you, but that's only my own definition

A friend is somebody who you can easily talk to. A friend will always be on your side and back you up. A friend is there for you when you need a shoulder to cry on or if you need advice. A friend is somebody with whom you can enjoy similar interests together or at least have a good time together. A friend should be somebody you can trust.

Excluding family members (who should hopefully have the "friend" thing built in), one way to judge would be to ask yourself - would they come to my funeral?

Friends are someone who will help you, with whom you wont be calculating whether to say this or that, friend is someone who will be there for you.
I cant say whether my friends will come to my funeral....there are just 1-2 acquaintances that i have

A friend is someone that you can do fun things with without feeling any discomfort, and without them feeling discomfort.

Generally someone you see at many different places, and are intrigued.

A friend is:

1. Someone you like and vice versa in a platonic way.
2. You spend time w/ them (either the old-fashioned way or by phone and on the Internet).
3. You trust each other.
4. You care a lot about each other.
5. There is absolutely no romantic feelings, no intimacy.

a friend is someone who likes you, even though they know you.

I define a "friend" as someone I could have an hour-long conversation with, that is interesting/fun and non-awkward.

I define a "best friend" as someone I'd feel comfortable inviting to "hang out" with me on the weekend. Oh how I wish I had one right now...

Friends are an endangered sepsis. Someday I hope to see one.

A friend is somebody who likes you for who you are as a person, who is in regular contact with you all the time, and cares about you all the time. Also, not to mention a friend spends a lot of time with you when doing fun activities such as playing a game or having a long-conversation about a subject.