well i think the old adage still rings true: "a friend in need is a friend indeed"
but really nowadays friendster and facebook really dissolves such rigorous classification... though the comic strip non-sequitur really did a number on that one:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R4PUMY8HEM8/Sk...quitur.gif
anyhoo, trust can't be rushed. Bonds will grow or break with time, it's all part of life.
Me, i have lots of people whom i know. I am friendly to them and they are friendly to me. But from all those friends, i probably only consider 1 as a particularly good friend. I don't know if he returns in kind, but he's civil to me and i consider him trustworthy. That's all i need to consider him as a good friend. Naturally i act in a civilized way to him and to some extent i hope that he considers me a good friend, but i don't believe in asking him about it or forcing him to feel the same way i do. If ever i was in need and he came without me asking, then i know he's a friend indeed.
hope you've found your friend
-w-
