I must be the weird American who thinks the word "friend" still means something. Acquaintances and Facebook friends don't mean squat to me without aligned interests and/or repeatedly-observed indicators of character. And, I don't have time for unnecessary online "social"-climbing, people who waste my time, drag me down, or mooch.

- had you at a disadvantage but never exploited it

- someone who helps you move a couch and a desk

- lend a book to and always get it back

- lend a small amount of money to and always get it back

- leave something at their place and they tell you about it

- can count on them for a couch if you get locked-out

The closest of friends:

- you would kill for them and vice-versa

- you trust them implicitly with everything: secrets, material, and family

- you could be mistaken for family and/or your families blend together to where no one can really tell who-is-with-who