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What differentiates a friend from an acquaintance?

kwilkinson

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Whether you give a **** about them or not?

For instance, friend- my buddy jesse. he has a ****** day, I feel bad for him
Acquaintance- Conne. He has a ****** day, I rejoice.
 

MetroStyles

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A friend is someone you would consider calling up just to see how they're doing.
 

kwilkinson

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Originally Posted by MetroStyles
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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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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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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Originally Posted by spb_lady
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.
 

Reggs

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A friend is someone you want to see. An acquaintance is someone you tolerate seeing.
 

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Originally Posted by Rambo
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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Originally Posted by ektaylor
That's just the thing, when I'm 'hammered on vodka' I'm usually not silent.

i never tried vodka
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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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Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto
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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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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