I understand what you're talking about. I have this one friend that I have known for about 13 years now. It got to the point where, if I made plans with her I would automatically make plans with someone else just expecting that she would dip out. It used to really bother me but it doesn't so much anymore. I really found out who my true friends were when I moved. Some people I still talk to on a daily or weekly basis even though we live 6 hours away. Some people fell off the face of the earth. Some of the people I expected to fall off (like the girl I just mentioned) actually kept in touch. Invited me to her wedding, bridal shower and has recently asked for me to come and visit her before I move to AR. That's when I realized that its not necessarily how often they are reliable or unreliable, they still care.

Do these girls you're talking about listen when you need them to? Would you feel comfortable calling them bawling their eyes out? Those are the things you need to ask when you're trying to decide if a friendship is worth it.

And, I don't know how old you are, but it does change later on. I have gotten fewer, however closer friends in college. I used to have hundreds of acquaintances but now I have a few really close friends. I like it better that way anyways. And p.s.......YOU ALWAYS HAVE US!!!!! ((((((((sew)))))))