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How many friends do you have?
0 39%  39%  [ 31 ]
1 15%  15%  [ 12 ]
2 19%  19%  [ 15 ]
3-5 20%  20%  [ 16 ]
6+ 6%  6%  [ 5 ]
Total votes : 79

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31 Mar 2016, 1:10 am

Imaginary friends don't count.


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31 Mar 2016, 1:24 am

two or three.

one is my girlfriend, the others are from here.

graduation just severed all ties i had with acquaintances. i guess that happens.


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31 Mar 2016, 1:31 am

That really depends on where you draw the line between friend and acquaintance. I have friends that I haven't talked to in years because of how many times I've moved to a different house. In this context I defined a friend as someone outside of my family who I keep in touch with and/or go out of my way to hang out with regularly. Given that definition, my answer is 3.


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31 Mar 2016, 1:48 am

Two.

My cousin, who's my age and share a room with.

And an online friend, who I chat and game with.



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31 Mar 2016, 2:07 am

mikeman7918 wrote:
In this context I defined a friend as someone outside of my family who I keep in touch with and/or go out of my way to hang out with regularly. Given that definition, my answer is 3.


can they say the same about you?


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31 Mar 2016, 3:49 am

I have one friend but we are really good friends. We are both very socially awkward so it's good :)


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31 Mar 2016, 7:46 am

I have my cats :D


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31 Mar 2016, 9:25 am

I have two friends in real life and a few more online.



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31 Mar 2016, 9:30 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
can they say the same about you?

Yes. I regularly hang out with 2 of them and they go out of their way to do it as much as I do. The other one I talk to every day via the Internet.

The definition is far from perfect, but I didn't feel like spending ages on it.


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31 Mar 2016, 9:30 am

I have a couple of "real" friends and some acquaintances--both in-person and online.



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31 Mar 2016, 9:55 am

Can I include my sisters ? Then 2 in real life ( Sisters )

A few online



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31 Mar 2016, 9:58 am

This is a complicated question; I have dozens of acquaintances, and some real friends, and then some in between. It's a sliding scale, so what should be considered a "friend"?


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31 Mar 2016, 10:01 am

I'd define a friend as someone I care about that has mutual interests/hobbies, someone I can hang out and speak honestly with.


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31 Mar 2016, 2:21 pm

I guess that means I have 0



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31 Mar 2016, 3:42 pm

None in real life. I have 3 online friends, one of them I've known for 11 years now.


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31 Mar 2016, 4:49 pm

I feel like I'm alone, but I know quite a few people would call me their friend. I prefer my own company, it's easier and I don't have to think so hard about the other person


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