I don't like the 'friend obligation' friends. I don't really have any as I will automatically drift away from engineered friendships it appears so far.

We never know when or to whom or how we are going to connect to somebody.

This is also why people shouldn't be too fast to dismiss people because they may be cutting off a lifelong opportunity to connect with someone. I wonder how many "soulmates" were passed by because they weren't what was expected for some reason.