This is something that concerns me more than before now that I got in my 30's. I don't have any real friend. Sure, I do have my colleagues @ work, we go out and do a beer or a football game once ina while, but... what I miss is true friendship, like in the movies. Selfless, honest and sustained over a long period, in person not in the virtual www universe. Do you have a true friend, other than family or spouse, that has proved his/her loyalty in real life situations? One that would risk his/her life or well being to help you, one that would do good things for you without expecting your gratitude or returning the favor?

On a related topic, do you believe in strong, durable friendships started at older age? I look around and all the healthy, reliable friendships I can see at others are pretty old relationships, started in elementary school, highschool, college... it's quite depressing because I haven't been so social when I was a kid and now it seems too late to become someone's "best" friend since they have older friends with a lot of common history.