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I don't know anon, there are people that I enjoy being around but I don't consider them my friends. we just happen to be doing similar things in a specific point of time. if they suddenly get a new hobby and I stop seeing them it won't be a big deal for me

I have some "real friends" that I've stayed in touch with for years even after we started doing completely different things in life and I can definitely feel the difference between talking to them and talking to acquaintances, even if I still find the acquaintances nice to have around me. with actual friends it's like we understand each other on a certain level. it's hard to explain. but you can kinda tell inside when someone is a "real friend"

you can call everyone who's polite to you and acts nice around you a friend and that's cute, but you're probably not as important to those people as you think. personally I find it annoying if I act a little nice to someone and suddenly they get super clingy and roam around me all the time like I'm their best friend, some people in vrc are way too lonely and they can't distinguish basic politeness from someone that actually likes them or thinks they're interesting to talk to. it feels stupid having to remind myself to not be too nice to people to avoid giving them the wrong idea