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How do I know who my friends are?
I'm a bit socially awkward and and introverted so I'm trying to socialize more. This year 2 people have called me their friend and the moment they did I kind of freaked out (of course like always I just went along with it at the moment and had a mini-freakout at home). It caught me completely by surprise and the thing is I've never had a lot of friends so I'm not sure how to go about this. What makes a friend different from a normal acquaintance? Am I obligated to spend a certain ammount of time with them for them to stay my friends? How do I know if someone's a friend if they don't tell me they are?
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
i'm socially awkward too and have started branching out more. when you feel that the other person is fun to be around and talks to you a lot, you're basically friends. being friends isn't much different from a normal acquaintance, you'll just talk more probably.
- 9 years ago
Cheesy response, but im also totally socially awkward and i find that your real friends are the ones that all the questions cease to matter with- it should be instinctual. We all doubt our friendships, but deep down when somebody is honestly a friend worth having, you will know. It seems impossible not to. Measure how you respond to that person compared to somebody else. How do you feel around them? Find the answers to the basic questions, and you piece together the answer for the big one.
- Anonymous9 years ago
You are not obligated to spend a certain about of time with them. If you want to hang out with somebody one day hang out with your friends. You friends are people you talk to on a regular. You really like talking to them and trust and feel like you can tell them more than you can tell and acquaintance. You just feel who your friends are. You shouldn't have to say it. Hope this helps :)
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