I think the word friend has been diluted. Everyone wants the attentions of people who aren't even their friends these days.
I find it hard to love people in general. I like what they add to a group but it's hard building a circle of friends who aren't so closed to one side. Liek I have friends whoa re square students. I have friends who are hood nikkas wild and wreckless. I have friends who are boring. Friends that are way too much fun. It's hard to bring it all together to have equal time.
If I bring my crazy nikkas round my square nikkas they wont get along and will prolly end up disliking each other. I can hang with many squares at once, but I can't hang with too many bold personalites at once cuz everyone wants to be the center of attention. So the weekend comes, I may hang with some squares one day, may see other cats the next days who are much more wild.
I gues I have about 3-4 people I consider friends, but I don;t sspend a bunch of time with any one of em and they all live in different places or have different paths in life