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I'll still, after all those years put my hand in fire for at least four people, there are some more recent people I enjoy and trust, but we haven't been through anything intense together.
One I know ever since I was six and he was supposed to beat me up, childhood friends.
I was a weirdo buried in books, he was the popular guy that was in sports and that everyone liked, totally different people yet extremely close to each other. Not like we'd be in all that frequent contact since he's studying medicine now and has basically no spare time, so it's just a phone call or a short beer here and then, knowing his family since I was a kid, he's like a part of the family.
One I know ever since I was nine, spend the childhood together, played in a band before I left my hometown, now finally after all those years hanging out again time from time, knowing his family well, almost a part of the family.
One I know since the college, borrowed him a Led Zeppelin CD in my freshman year, then we went for 7 beers and are lifetime friends ever since, I know his family very well and often stayed at their place, was even dating his sister for a short time, can talk about anything in the world together, almost like a family
One I know for like 6 years now, my only true friend in Prague, helped each other in tough times, we were both on the edge at certain point and always could rely on each other, knowing his family very well, almost like a family
It takes a mutual respect, and I'd never dare to even think about not trusting them, that would be a major dishonour.
As AMP said it's not about favors, if someone's playing the "favors" card it has nothing to do with true friendship, and those people usually don't have true friends, since they always "expect" others to be grateful or etc.
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