If your "friends" don’t text you every day and you’ve only known them for, say, five months, then they aren’t your friends—they are acquaintances at best. Real friends talk all the time, check in on each other, and actually make an effort to be part of each other’s lives. Friends don’t just disappear for days or weeks without a word, and they don’t only hit you up when they need something.

If the people you talk to don’t text you consistently, don’t make plans to hang out, and don’t actually seem interested in your life beyond surface-level conversations, then they aren’t your friends. Real friendships are built on constant communication, shared experiences, and mutual effort. If you’re the only one initiating conversations or making plans, or if they only talk to you when it's convenient for them, that’s not friendship—that’s just someone keeping you around as an option. Friends want to be around each other, talk to each other, and make time for each other. Anything less is just an acquaintance.