What does friendship means to you?

Hi there, I was wondering what friendship means to you. And how you would Define 'friend'. Cause lately I'm forgetting what it means.. I don't know if I have the right or wrong definition of a friend. But.. what I thought were friends, were not friends, cause they all back stabbed me. And I have no idea what I should call a friend anymore. It kinda got me cunfused.. Sorry, it sounds really weird and all. But I saw that people really help each other on these forums. And I don't wanna be cunfused about what friends are. Cause.. That's just stupid to be.. Thank you so much for reading this. You're awesome

I think there's all different kinds of friends, but good ones are ones were you mutually care about each other, enjoy each other's company and help eachother out and stuff

according to dictionary.com, friend is a: a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.

Friend. I person I can laugh, share a drink and a story, be honest with and be happy to be in their presence. Somebody who celebrates both differences and commonalities between you and them and who doesn't use you like a tool to get his way. All in all, somebody you can smile with even at the end of the world. gooby pls

People who are there for you when you ACTUALLY need it :P

@ Jiko - I agree What I can consider a friend is someone who will support you in what you do, even if they don't like it Who can come to you for advice and be there for you when you need them as well Someone you can show your crying face too Who you can talk to about anything and not be bored around. And most importantly, someone who you can just be a complete retard with and act gay around each other But to me, the closest friends feel like family, if any of them feel distant, I would consider them an acquaintance or something.

I've been fortunate to not have to really deal with backstabbing. Friends to me are more of an extension of family. People who you could go on and not talk to for months, even years, but pick up later down the road as if nothing happened.

Well I think there are different types of friends. Friends who are like family to you. These are the people that someone hurts and you dispose of some bodies... Then you have Friends who are "tools" its sort of a symbiotic relationship in the aspect that you keep them around because you can use them and often the reverse is true as well. Generally speaking you get along with these people. Then you have "acquaintances" who are people you really don't like but for one reason or another you can tolerate them either for the sake of another friend or simply because they can be useful at times.