Friends

What defines a friend? When does someone go from person I know the name of to 'friend'? Is this an active choice or something that passively happens while you're engaged in other things. There is no action of 'becoming friends', it happens while you're talking, partying, travelling, laughing, sitting next to, eating with, and generally experiencing life with another person.

Yet every friend is different. I guess every relationship is different too. (Everyone might have a 'mom' but everyone's relationship to their mom is unique). Do we always make friends the same way?

It seems that over time people become more close (better friends) or drift apart. I wonder how much you can actively do to deepen something that happens in the background. Probably more regular and longer foreground activities?