AQ38 wrote:
Facebook has definitely blurred the language. I'm starting to really enjoy my acquaintances lately for what they are. Life has taken a fleet enema on me in a way that acquaintances are really more helpful than friends and also more effective in restoring my faith in humanity.
An acquaintance is someone who recognizes you, shows compassion when you need someone to talk to, has an interest in common or is at least interested in what you have to say, and has no expectations of you to provide them with favours (loans of money, let them move into your house, give you the shirt off your back, etc.)
A friend is someone you can call up at 3 AM in tears from the airport after getting beat up and having everything you own, including your ID stolen, and before they even pick up the phone you know everything's going to be okay.
I don't have one of those. That's okay. You can usually count the friends you get in a lifetime on the fingers of one hand.
Yeah true, I think I've only ever had one true friend in my entire life.