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I used to think I have "friends", but now I just retroactively classified them as "acquaintances" instead. So I never really truely had a "friend" in that sense.
I used to think "friend" just means regular conversations and willingness to talk, now I feel like I'm just projecting the feeling of friendship, like.... sure, I call them "friend" but is that feeling ever mutual? Probably not. Since I don't even talk to them outside of school.
Probably the willingness to regularly meet and spend time together outside of the place we originally met (eg: school/workplace), would be considered "friendship", otherwise, its really just a close acquaintance. So yea, I've had close acquaintances, never "friends"
Or maybe I just have trust issues with my older brother betraying what I thought was like our friendship and now I feel afraid to call someone my "friend".