Has your idea of what makes a good friend changed as you’ve gotten older?

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I guess so.

Not particularly in how they act. But…

I was an only child so I grew up just finding things to do on my own. It never really occurred to me that I liked my space. It was just natural.

Now, having lived a bit, I realised that this is a thing. I’m perfectly happy on my own, and I’d far sooner be in no company at all than in bad company.

So, I guess one of the traits I’d look for in a friend, now, is that they “get” that.

But equally, all I’ve written above would make making any new friends pretty unlikely in the first place!