Son thinks he doesn't have friends, but he does.

[Gardna]

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Friend is probably a word reserved for those whom he has an actual relationship with – one wherein he self discloses important details and the other party reciprocates (and this is very important/a very close bond for men because they aren’t allowed to express themselves in a public forum as easily).

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<p>For what it’s worth, that’s the way it was (and still is) for me. I always had people that I spent time with but I didn’t consider them to be the same as the friends with whom I was actually close. </p>

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I’ll float the idea and see if he opens up about it.

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<p>That’s a really good idea. The issue might not be so much with the sheer number of friends but the quality / intimacy of the ones he has.</p>