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What differentiates a friend from an acquaintance?

post #1 of 49
7/26/10 at 2:41am
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I've been struggling with this one lately. What do you guys think it is?
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post #2 of 49
7/26/10 at 2:44am
Whether you give a shit about them or not?

For instance, friend- my buddy jesse. he has a shitty day, I feel bad for him
Acquaintance- Conne. He has a shitty day, I rejoice.
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post #3 of 49
7/26/10 at 2:49am
A friend is someone you would consider calling up just to see how they're doing.
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post #4 of 49
7/26/10 at 2:49am
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A friend is someone you would consider calling up just to see how they're doing.

Guess that makes us friends then.
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post #5 of 49
7/26/10 at 2:51am
I think silence is a good indicator.

If you have a lot of fun together - great. It's about acquaintance.
If you can be silent together and both feel comfortable, then you're friends.
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post #6 of 49
7/26/10 at 3:11am
I don't think you can really answer this. It's just a feeling you have, and you really can't describe it because real friendship is pretty powerful. I guess if I must describe it... a real friend is like a sibling to you.
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post #7 of 49
7/26/10 at 3:27am
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I think silence is a good indicator.

If you have a lot of fun together - great. It's about acquaintance.
If you can be silent together and both feel comfortable, then you're friends.

Sounds like a Russian thing.
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post #8 of 49
7/26/10 at 3:40am
A friend is someone you want to see. An acquaintance is someone you tolerate seeing.
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post #9 of 49
7/26/10 at 3:50am
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Sounds like a Russian thing.
I believe that you're confusing being "silent" with being "hammered on vodka".
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post #10 of 49
7/26/10 at 4:13am
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I believe that you're confusing being "silent" with being "hammered on vodka".

That's just the thing, when I'm 'hammered on vodka' I'm usually not silent. Must be the Anglo in me.
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post #11 of 49
7/26/10 at 4:32am
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That's just the thing, when I'm 'hammered on vodka' I'm usually not silent.

i never tried vodka
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post #12 of 49
7/26/10 at 4:42am
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i never tried vodka

We call it 'martini' here. Hipster thing, mostly.
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post #13 of 49
7/26/10 at 5:38am
I would never go out of my way to spend time with an acquaintance. I see them at work, at the gym, at parties where we have mutual friends, e.g. places where I was planning to be anyway.

I make an effort to keep in touch with my friends and see them regularly, when possible.
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post #14 of 49
7/26/10 at 6:19am
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Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto View Post
I don't think you can really answer this. It's just a feeling you have, and you really can't describe it because real friendship is pretty powerful. I guess if I must describe it... a real friend is like a sibling to you.

No.
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post #15 of 49
7/26/10 at 7:30am
Most people, especially in the Facebook age, throw around the term "friend" too loosely. You can have a ton of acquaintances and be friendly with them, but you only have a handful of friends.
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