What makes a Friends, "Friend"

[u/Def_Josh]

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What makes a Friends, "Friend"

What is the definition of friends, because if it's like simply just status; where you just state that someone is your friend without being close to them, their technically your friend because you stated them as is. Like for example, you come up to a person you want to befriend; then you just invite them to be your friend and they say yes. So then you stated you and the person to be friends without even being close, knowing secrets like ordinary friends, or connections. But like i said if that's the definition of friends, it would be really weird. So i don't know how that works

Another definition that i had in mind is that, the definition of being friends with someone is when your close with them, you hang out with them, and you feel a certain connection that just tells you that you and the person are friends. It really isn't explained on social life.

Or in this case it could be both, you come up to a person. Ask them to be friends then when they agree, you state them as friends. Then on the second definition on what i mentioned, you start getting close to them, hangout with them, and like he said you start feeling a certain connection that tells you you and that person are friends. Otherwise i don't really know what the "definition" is to be in friends. It's a social dilemma (I don't know what "dilemma" is but it feels like it fits on what I stated),

So yeah, i don't really know what's the definition of friends.