Friends.

I seem to be an expert in the subject even though I've always considered myself a fairly antisocial person.

Lets go through the types of friends shall we?

-Childhood Friends
-Best Friends
-Ex-Best Friends
-College Friends
-Adult Friends
-Situational Friends
-Boyfriends/Girlfriends
-Ex-Boyfriends/Girlfriends
-Fake Friends

I guess the list could go on and on. If you have any other types of Friends, please do suggest.

Well, as my family seems to think, I have a huge circle of friends or I'm always making friends with people. In a sense, yeah, I guess they're right. I like for things to run smoothly and I like to get along with people, thus, I make friends. Sometimes the friends turn out to be shitty...but you win some and you lose some.

I guess this is the part where I break down what each category means to me:

-Childhood Friends:
This includes my buddies from back in the day. Say Elementary school and perhaps Middle school. People I've stayed in touch with through the years, who I guess, also fall under the "Best Friend" title. They only get that title for seniority reasons. From these childhood friends...I have two.

-Best Friends
How I loathe these words. Why don't I believe in this title? I'll tell you why. "Best Friend" can be applied to any one person that passes in your life; someone that you get close to depending on that time of your life. For example, if you're dating someone, that person becomes your best friend, as you tell them everything. Ooor, you happen to be living in some middle of no where town and there is one person that relates to you, hence becoming your best friend. I guess this can also fall under "Situational Friend," but for further details, wait till I get to that one.

-Ex-Best Friends
I guess all the people that were your situational best friends fall under here huh? That or some childhood friend that you no longer talk to?

-College Friends
These are all wonderful wonderful people. I must say that my College friends are the people I feel closest too, even though I don't speak to them on a daily basis. I met so many people, and yet there is a handful that remain close to my heart. I think you all know who you are. I would say that these are the people I trust whole-heartedly, not only that, but I think we all went through so much together, that it becomes a sort of "brotherhood." Man, I love college and I miss those days dearly.

-Adult Friends
I guess Adult friends kind of tend to fall between "college friends" and "situational friends." In my so called adult life, I've met people in the same boat as me. Struggling to find their way in life. It almost feels like you do in college, where you find comrades, but then there are also people that are older and have their lives settled. People you can learn from and ask advice. Sometimes these older people become your good friends/mentors and sometimes they just come and go. Thus they fall between the College/Situational Friend categorization.

-Situational Friends
I think maybe I've defined this several times, but again, these are people that you happen to befriend because you all happen to either a) work together, b) live together, c)see them all the time cause they're friends with your significant other, d) friends of friends. You get the picture right? I guess they're people that you befriend, but can easily defriend. Or as the title says, you're friends with them based on your situation.

-Boyfriends/Girlfriends
Assuming this is someone that you eventually grow with and learn to love...they become your "other." Thus becoming your "best friend." Would you say that you tell your significant other everything and you trust them completely? If not, I'm not sure whats wrong with you. Well, whatever the case, they seem kind of suited to take the label of "best friend" don't they?

-Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend
I guess this is where it gets tricky, because this is someone you once considered a "best friend" and now they've become a situational friend. Depending on the severity of the break up, this person can still be a good friend or an ex-best friend. Tricky thing relationships are. I mean, this is obviously someone you still care about, but sometimes I have a hard time wrapping my head around the thought that you're no longer close to this person and no matter how much you try, you just don't see them the same way. Love is a funny thing no? (Mental note - Perhaps I will need to rant about that next).

-Fake Friends
I guess this really isn't a category, as I think it should just be "acquaintances." Again, this probably falls under "situational friends," as they're probably people you can easily write off and don't really care to be friends with.

So, in conclusion...mostly everyone you know is a "Situational Friend," and thus it is a sad sad lonely world.

Did I end that on too much of a somber note? Truthfully I'm restless. I've been job searching like crazy all day today. I'm starting to get desperate to do something. Lets hope that I can find something in this crazy crazy economy.

And goodnight.