I am very selective about the people I call my friends, is that weird ?

Nah I think that is very normal and prudent to keep your friends tight and selected for their positive attributes they supplement your life with. It’s quality not quantity.

I don’t get that either.I am friendly,but I do not quickly trust anyone,I don’t think there is anything wrong with being selective about people you choose to call your friends!
I have three close friends that I trust.

“Unusual” and “uncommon” doesn’t necessarily mean “weird”. Like @Cruiser says, that’s prudent, even if it’s not so common these days (or doesn’t seem so common).

I try to be friendly, too (I’ve been trying for a year and a half now to be ‘extra friendly’ to @lucillelucillelucille, for example), but I can count my “true friends” on one hand.

@CWOTUS :) “I can count my “true friends” on one hand”
My dad used to say the same thing.

Not at all weird, good friends are like bad farts. They hang around for the longest time & will cover your arse when called upon.

Agree totally and that’s the way it SHOULD be. We may know many people but friendship that is true is rare and even then people are often in our lives for a finite time due to inevitable changes of time, location and interest. You do well to be selective and it shows your depth. You don’t have a need to collect people in your life. Cultivate relationship with those people you enjoy and keep the others casual. There is an old saying to the effect thE true friends are precious and rare but false friends like autumn leaves are found everywhere.

I’m pretty selective as well though most anyone can get into the original pool.

No, I do the same. You have to be careful about who you call your friends. Being selective I think, is also being careful. You can’t let everybody in on your life. It’s quite sensible.

My perspective on friendship is similar to yours. I think we can thank Facebook for degrading what the word friend means.

It’s not weird. I have two different groups of friends, though. I have my “friend friends” that I can talk to and be “fond” of, which includes quite a lot of people, and I have a small circle of “close friends” that I would either kill or die for, if needed. Not everyone feels the same, but it works for me.

I have very high expectations of friends. We need to have a pretty deep relationship. As a result, I don’t have many friends at all. I have two real life current friends and four friends from college who aren’t really friends any more. I have four or five online friends who would be serious real friends if we lived close enough. I can talk about anything with them and they have the insight and knowledge to be interesting.

I’m the same way. Most people I know are acquaintances or contacts, but very few are friends.

I think you’re absolutely right. I feel the same way and have a small group of real friends whom I trust and confide in. I’m quite friendly and sociable in general but true friends are few and far between.

I really don’t even like people.
It’s very rare that I enjoy someones company.
I have three best friends, and then I have acquaintances.

glad to know i am not alone in my feelings .. Thanks guys.