It is said that us humans are social creatures.
However, not all humans understand the "vibing", "body language, and "empathy".
It is also said that healthy people have friends. Some others say that it is important to build a network to get by in life. Someone once told me "connections are the currency of smart people." and damn, it is true, to grow professionally or academically, connections are important.
After certain age, when "adulting" duties leave little time for ourselves, socializing gets harder. We spend time and energy trying to make friends, to "get out there and vibe with others" and we keep being pressured to do so because we want to be healthy, right?
And when we fail, without understanding what is wrong with us, we feel lonlier. Some of us do go out and have a lot of hobbies, but still are not able to connect or "vibe" with someone.
So, my very genuine question is, how true is it that we need friends, if acquaintances could be enough? I think the concept of friendship is too romanticized, but maybe that's just me. Is there really a difference?