I think that friends come in degrees--kinda friends, casual friends, friends, good friends...and the ones you'd help hide a body.  The first two--the kinda and casual varieties--probably don't properly constitute friends at all; they are more acquaintences.  The others...well, it may be hard to tell if you're the smae place on their spectrum as they are on yours.

 

Online friends, especially in a setting like this one, are a little different--they may have stuff going on, or sometimes just be too tired to write anything.  Or sometimes the subjects on which they might write are such that they find it wise to be quiet...as with a male faced with a post about a woman's pants not fitting, say, because no good can come of it no matter what.

What's really odd is I spent 3 hours in bed last night thinking about this very same thought.  I think sometimes I come on way to strong if I like someone even though I'm the kinda friend who bends over backwards for them.  I don't know. I keep questioning a lot of my RL friendships and have narrowed down a select few I can trust.  If I get betrayed at least I know I was ME and not being what they wanted.  I'll never force anything on friends and have done my best to be there for them no matter what.

Tough situations huh?  I do want you to know that I would like to be your friend and I hold no hestiation to be there for you. I'd really liketo get to know you better.

I know you're crazy and I still consider you a friend.  Wait, what does that say about me?