I guess different cultures have different ideas of friendship.
For me a friend is someone you call at 3AM with "I need you", and he don't even asks the question - "who is this guy", while you bury the body. And some for whom you will do the same.
You may have a couple of those in your life if you are extremely lucky and you don't lose them even if they are half the world away and you talk once per year.
But I guess the majority of friendships the articles talk about are acquaintances. A true friendship is forged in fire, hardened, tempered and not brittle at all.
For me a friend is someone you call at 3AM with "I need you", and he don't even asks the question - "who is this guy", while you bury the body. And some for whom you will do the same.
You may have a couple of those in your life if you are extremely lucky and you don't lose them even if they are half the world away and you talk once per year.
But I guess the majority of friendships the articles talk about are acquaintances. A true friendship is forged in fire, hardened, tempered and not brittle at all.