With the only exception that all those people are not friends per se. They are just people you know in person.<p>I tend to say: &quot;People with many friends do not have friends&quot;. I&#x27;m sure it&#x27;s not a fact, but more like a rule of thumb, based on my personal observation.<p>My wife has a talent of building connections and enlarging the network. She attracts people like a magnet and I was always fascinated about that. I once asked her: &quot;You know all those people, but is there the one you could truly call a friend?&quot;.  In a second, she realized what I was asking about and said: &quot;No, I don&#x27;t have friends...&quot;