You know when you first meet someone you have no preconceptions of the type of person they are, and you ask questions with authority, entitlement, and no fear. You ask questions because you deserve to know the answer, you tease with a straight face because you don't give a shit if they think you're weird.
And then you get to know them better, they become real people, and all of a sudden you care what they think. So you feel the urge to create a safety moat around yourself, so they can't use anything against you. You start to worry about bothering them, you don't want to give them any reason to bad mouth you.
Some of these people get stuck in the acquaintance stage, some become frenemies. And some, some you never go through that stage. Those are the friends.
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