Those kind of "friends"

[F2d5thCav]

My wife and I have had discussions about the nature of friendship between adults.

Much of the time, unless one has had the person as a friend since childhood, the "friendships" seem to be based on perceptions of what one person can do for another, rather than any genuine affection.  In other words, they're business-oriented relationships whether they actually involve money or not.

I still have some friends from my work days (but only see them once every few years), as well as some people I knew when I was young (and I haven't seen them in decades, but we keep in touch).  My wife has one real friend from her high school days.  We've both tired of the other kind of "friends".  They're usually more frustration than their "companionship" is worth.

Cheers