I'm not very um... "gifted" in the friend department. I have lots of friendly acquaintances, but not many "good friends" There are lots of people I hang out with at school and talk to, but none I hang out with on a regular basis or talk to outside school or other activities. The one person I did, was my boyfriend who moved to CA.
One of the most important elements in a friendship is trust. If you can't trust your friends to keep your secrets and be honest with you, they're not true friends. Another is loyalty.. I've had problems with this between my friends. One gets mad at the other, and expects you to take their side. I'll take no part in it. I'll be friends with both of you, and if you can't handle that, then I guess you threw away two friendships for the price of one.