General Discussion

Having said that, I have a very few extremely close friendships. If you do it right, friendships are as difficult to maintain as marriages. I don't see how I could have a ton of good friends; I don't have that much time or energy to invest in a bunch of people. BUT... our small little cadre branches out, and so I have a lot of associates that are all but friends. People I enjoy seeing or talking with at gatherings, but that I wouldn't speak anything private to them.

Suits me just fine. These days, my circle has ramped down very small. The girlfriends I had that were really close to me either have disabilities like mine and are thus impeded from getting out or doing anything much... or they've already died. At my time of life, we lose more than we gain, it seems...