PixelPony wrote:
One book I was reading on autism defined a friend as someone who you interact with regularly AND who seeks out interaction with you regularly. Basically, if they seek you out to spend time with you, they count, otherwise, not really.
I think it's a good definition. By that definition, I've got around 5 friends. But the number is about to drop to 1 because I just moved to a new city. Hard to have regular interaction with said friends now.
In that case, I have just one; my wife.
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