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The inspiration for this article stemmed from a recent discussion with a bunch of friends. The core of our topic was: "Does friendship differ from love?" Now, love can mean a lot of things. Initially, in this discussion, it meant the classical romantic love between life partners. Which is of course a special thing. However, my argument was (controversial as always): "True friendship is the same thing as romantic love, if you have the guts to leave out the romantic crap." Please let me explain, what true friendship means to me:

Being there for each other. Especially when the friend is in need of that (sickness, financial troubles).

No need for being dishonest. A real friendship implies that secret topics can be discussed. They will stay secret.

Surviving arguments. True friends will value each other's opinion, whether they agree with it, or disagree. The truth can be told, and it's expected to be told.

I do not have very many "true friends", but: Quality > Quantity. My girlfriend is in this group of close friends. I don't think that there is a huge difference between what is classically called "Love", and "True friendship."


Think about this, and, as always, I appreciate comments. Some KDE folks are friends, just to make the connection