You have been to their birthdays, housewarmings and weddings and helped them out when they needed.<p>This is very different from &#x27;these are people I only play boardgames with them&#x27;. I have tennis &#x27;friends&#x27;. These are people I only see in relation to tennis (either playing, practise or even go to watch a match with) but wouldn&#x27;t get invited to their wedding or be asked to help them move for example. Sure, when we are at the club we chat a lot and are very friendly, but when I&#x27;m looking for someone to take care of my kid or lend me his car because mine broke, I won&#x27;t be calling them (doesn&#x27;t mean they can&#x27;t turn to people I would in the future, but pretty sure for that to happen the friendship would have moved off the courts)