Friends, how many of us have them...?

Thinking back...of all the people I know who are married, not one has ever invited me to their wedding. I'm researching a short story on friendships. Of the reported 526 facebook friends I have, only 3 have ever invited me to their homes. Acquaintances is a better word and friend should be cherished always. Interesting.

When I posted that on my FB page, I received many responses. One person thought it was just the climate here in Los Angeles (admittedly the people are quite full of themselves at times - they are ruthless trying to get their fifteen minutes of fame) but I actually quashed that popular semi-true rumor with the fact that everyone makes the choice to be a friend or an acquaintance and often mistake one for the other. Meeting someone at a networking event does not qualify one for the BFF position. You must realize off the bat that this person wants something from you. This town is filled with pretentious climbers who will say and do anything to get what they want. This town has allowed idiots to become millionaires who stop at nothing to maintain their fifteen minutes by stepping on the dreams of others. When it is all said and done, all of us have very few people we can really say have our backs. To me, that's just sad. How far do we have to fall before we realize it's friends that will see us through the good and bad times?

In conclusion, it's not necessarily a Los Angeles thing, it boils down to a human thing. How many people do you call friends? I'm proud to announce, I have more than one.

Are you a friend or an acquaintance? As long as you know your standing, you will never be disappointed.