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How I define friends as opposed to acquaintances has little to do with how long or even how well I know someone. Those I consider friends are people I respect, who's presence I enjoy, who have something about them I want to some day see in myself. Unlike what is so common in society, I will not surround myself with "friends" who make me feel superior because I can look down on them. I surround myself with friends who make be a better person for having them in my life.