I know I’m risking offending many, many people out there with this post.  Please don’t take it personally if you consider me a friend and are left wondering if the feeling is mutual after reading this post.  I can assure you, if we talk regularly, hang out when we can, and generally have a good time when we interact then I certainly like you – but you may not be one of my closest friends.

Friendship  takes time.  I have a lot of great friends, most of them I’ve known for more than half my life.  There are very few people who I have met over the past twenty years who are truly my friends.  Friendship requires trust.  And this is where the element of time comes in.  In order to be a good friend, I’ve got to trust you and you’ve got to trust me.  I don’t trust many people too quickly.  I’m skeptical.  It takes time to build trust.  My closest friends, are my most trusted friends and as a result are usually my oldest friends.

So, I suppose my definition of friendship predicated upon trust.  Friendship is a bond of trust between two or more people and nothing less than that.