At what point do acquaintances become friends and friends become family?

[cyndaquil]

Real talk
What are the major transition points for that for you?

How do you know an acquaintance is a friend now?
How do you know when a friend is now family?

Personally for you what would be criteria you need to see for those transitions?

 

[GhettoTeK]

What they do for me and what I do for them , also the longevity of our friendship.

 

[cyndaquil]

What they do for me and what I do for them , also the longevity of our friendship.

How many years and what would you say yall would have to do?

 

[Paper Boi]

I guess if I'm hanging out with you 1 on 1 a lot and not in a group setting and we regularly doing shyt together going to the bar/events/watching the game whatever. also we got our own convo that ain't in a group chat or whatever and we talking about real shyt.

I only have one friend that I would consider "family" and we've been friends for 20+ years, not as close as we used to be due to having to be grown ups and life taking us different directions and shyt, but we were best friends or whatever when we were in middle school/high school/college.

 

[duck]

They become friends when you chill with each other with no other cofreinds needed

And they become family when u get to a level you can openly raid each others fridges with noone feelin a certain way

 

[Worthless Loser]

How do you know an acquaintance is a friend now?
Common interests, personalities causes you to hang with that person more.

How do you know when a friend is now family?
Loyalty. When they defend you, stick by you and may help you during bad times, see the good in you when others don't, and stay true at all times.

 

[Heafcliffe]

Personally, not a clear cut process.

I do know the wall from acquaintance to family is one that's hard one to overcome esp as I get older.

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

When they start talking about bussy.

 

[maxamusa]

you know my name and face; we dap it up talk maybe have drinks or something = aquantancies

we been through good times and bad times together = friends

If I know their blood and our blood is cool = family

 

[get these nets]

Only sandbox buddies have ever become accepted as family. Grew up together with their families, and went through everything together. Consider them more family than some of my blood relatives.

 

[maxamusa]

Only sandbox buddies have ever become accepted as family. Grew up together with their families, and went through everything together. Consider them more family than some of my blood relatives.

damn fr? you never had fam later in lyfe? thats dope you got it like that breh

 

[Soda Papi]

And they become family when u get to a level you can openly raid each others fridges with noone feelin a certain way

Woah idk about all that. Even my flesh and blood family know that’s off limits

 

[duck]

Woah idk about all that. Even my flesh and blood family know that’s off limits

i mean to a certain extent. U fam , and u need a drink my fridge is yours. But i got some good ass leftovers from a resteraunt, back the fukk off

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

When you feel free enough to say the things in my sig to @Another Man, OP, y'all have crossed over from mere acquaintances. I don't know where you crossing to as I never cross 42nd street in Harlem, but you crossing somewhere.

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

If you know they momma and they know your momma then y’all family.