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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am one of those people who people like to be friends with, and I think a lot of people consider me their best friend. I don't consider most of them mine. If you're an introvert befriending an extrovert that can happen. [/quote]

This is the kind of friendship I've learned to avoid. No offense to you, but my experience is that people who have lots of friends who view them as their closest friends just tend not to take as much care with any particular friendship, and are more likely to refuse to reciprocate certain things (like even basic stuff like being kind and maintaining some interest in the other person's life) because they are largely in it for the companionships and not for the intimacy.

I prefer to have fewer friends but I take good care of those relationships. I would rather be alone that spending a lot of time around others with shallow connections. I like spending time alone.[/quote]

DH and I host and reciprocate a lot. I Do have a best friend from high school, from grad school and from work. I'm sorry if you've never known someone who is both a casual friend but also kind and maintains an interest in your life. That's not me. [/quote]

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