Glad to see that people can agree on what friends are for. I do have to admit that not all friends fall into the same catagory. Some friends are close friends. The type I described above. Then there are ones that are more like work buddies or hang out buddies. I have some of those as well and would never lean on them like I do with my close friends. Then their are ones that are more like aquantances. We say hi, have lunch once and a while and are friendly. It is knowing which is which that is important for these types of occassions.