the meaning of friendship

[icarust]

That irritating song "Thank You For Being A Friend" came on the radio the other day (you know the song, the opening theme to that God-awful show "The Golden Girls") - and despite the fact that it's incredibly fluffy and non-sensical, it did get me thinking.

"Thank you for being a friend
Traveled down  that road and back again
Your heart is true:

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[icarust]

Yes. I am one of those guilty people on your flist! It's funny b/c I read every one of your entries. Problem is that I read them at work, and have a hard time typing my replies/comments fast so that no one sees that I'm not actually doing work o__o (like now....)

The person this really is for is someone that I am ambivalent about in terms of being friends with simply because of our past together. We dated almost 4 years - relationship ended badly, no real contact for 3 years and then he resurfaces b/c the relationship he entered into while we were breaking up ended. So long story short, it's awkward. But he says that I'm an important person to him and wants to be my friend. While both of us are in relationships, I didn't want that to be just lip service. Problem is, I'm not sure what being friends means to us at this point, without jeopardizing the relationships we have with our respective significant others. I feel like I'm probably agonizing this more than I should, and just by that fact alone, makes me wonder if it's possible. A friendship involves two people right?

[icarust]

Agreed. :)