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Originally Posted by rubicon
friend (noun)
1a) one attached to another by affection or esteem
b) acquaintance
2a) one that is not hostile
b) one that is of the same nation, party group
3) one that favors or promotes something (charity)
4) a favored campion
It would appear that different criteria apply to the type of friendship/association.
It would also appear that we individually have our own interpretations and tolerance for some of the criteria being expressed.
The key ingredient for me is rapport.
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According to the definition several postershave it right.
We often describe our friends as those associated with various activities. we have friends at work, at group meetings, sport activities church, etc.
For me my best friends as defined in 1a) above, were the guys I grew up with. Other than my boyhood friends I met two guys in my years of travel that I came really close to. Perhaps this is afunction of moving often to other states or perhaps because men don't bond as quickly as women????