Actually, I think it's the opposite. In this period there are more acquaintances from the past reaching out than ever. I can't call them "friends" just because they ask if I'm OK during a pandemic.
Nowadays there's this tendency of calling "friends" all people we know, IRL or online. I find it confusing and I don't like it.
In my experience a friendship just needs at least one person to care enough about the relationship to initiiate contact. Who that is doesn't matter. If you feel lonely and want a friend to reach out for you, you can also reach out for them, why hesitate?
Tl;dr: If the other person likes you and you like them a friendship will hold as long as at least one person cares enough to initiiate contact.
Pippa87 on December 26th, 2020 at 09:21 UTC »
Actually, I think it's the opposite. In this period there are more acquaintances from the past reaching out than ever. I can't call them "friends" just because they ask if I'm OK during a pandemic.
Nowadays there's this tendency of calling "friends" all people we know, IRL or online. I find it confusing and I don't like it.
try_sarah_topps on December 26th, 2020 at 09:27 UTC »
"A REAL friend would <fill-in-arbitrary-personal-set-of-conditions-you-made-up>"
carglassfred on December 26th, 2020 at 09:47 UTC »
In my experience a friendship just needs at least one person to care enough about the relationship to initiiate contact. Who that is doesn't matter. If you feel lonely and want a friend to reach out for you, you can also reach out for them, why hesitate?
Tl;dr: If the other person likes you and you like them a friendship will hold as long as at least one person cares enough to initiiate contact.