Who Knows Anything? The blog of Chip Gallent. eBusinessman.

The Difference Between Friends & Acquaintances

Do you know how many friends you really have out there in the world? If you really think about it are they really friends at all?

I define a friend as one who would drop anything they're doing at any time and go anywhere in the world you would need them - for whatever reason. Now, if we define "friends" as that - we really only have about 2-3 people that would fit the definition.

Now, if we also accept that definition, how many people are then just "acquaintances"? A lot of the people we encounter - neighbors, colleagues, co-workers, people at the gym, and others - we'd never ask them that kind of favor. Maybe you would?