Have I got a warped view of friendship? - to me friends are people that you interact with and talk to at least semi frequently - I would never call some one a "friend" if I had not spoken to them in the last month - there are certainly people I am aquainted with and I would catch up with them less frequently but I wouldn't call them "friends" when mentioning them. eg- People would say my friend Trevor where I would just say a guy I know Trevor if that makes sense?
I think I might overthink the term "friend"
The prompt for this question is some on one my FaceBook feed was all upset that they just found out in their words "A Dear Friend" had died 6 mths ago. i just would have thought to use that term you would have known sooner?
FYI - Not drunk - just going through some shit and my mind is asking a lot of stuff
I have friends I can go for months without seeing and then see them several times a week for the next few months.
Everyone has their own things going on which may not be compatible with your definition of friend at a given point in time.
I would still considder anyone a friend as a person I can go a long time without seeing, only to be able to pick up naturaly as if we never had a gap the next time I see them.
I have different friends for different needs. They don't all tick all the boxes all the time. So I will sometimes cycle attention between them depending on where I'm at. A good friend understands this and doesn't even question it.
Don't try to define the boundaries of friendships in rigid ways. I mean some boundaries yes (dont fuck my wife lol), but how long between drinks? Nah. They're friends or they're not. Which, is up to you.