A friend is someone we can always rely on, who knows us and love us just as we are, without judging us. A friend is there to listen to you, give you advices, help if needed and above all, have fun with you. Because a friend is also there to have great times and make things that you both like to do : sport, music, shopping, chatting...

Generally, we make a difference between a friend and a buddy or a teammate. A friend is more trustworthy than the others, and he gained your trust with time. A buddy may be a recent encounter, and more often, we do not trust people at first sight, or risk being disappointed or worse, betrayed. That is why having friends is of great relief whenever we go through a hard period or are in great need for honest advices.

Today, friends are becoming virtual. We meet people on line, talk to them and share things. Yet, these relationships are risky since they might be built on lies. Indeed, nothing forces no one to describe oneself as one really is. Thus, everything may be false, invented and we might become the prey of the worse manipulators. So we would better have real social relationships than inventing a network of friends on which we cannot rely on for their effective presence isn't real.

However, nothing prevents us to play a role in a role-play, for the latter is patently virtual. Therefore, we are not tempted to confuse our characters' friends with ours who are definitely real.