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I think having a large group of friends is the way to go. This is a matter of personal preference of course, but let me tell you why I think this way.

I see my friends on a regular basis. Some of them once a month, some of them once a week. I see them for coffee, dinner, lunch, a movie. Occassionally, I will call one or two of them on the phone for a chat. They keep me occupied and my social calendar is getting to the point where I am going to have to start scheduling 'me' time.

As I am a fairly social person, my friends are very important to me. They are a source of support and companionship. They share similar interests. Some are into music, others are into concerts or plays, yet others like the theatre and the opera. Some enjoy trying out new restaurants, others like to shop. So across the board, I always have someone to do these things that I enjoy with.

Also, having only lived in Adelaide for four years, it is important for me to have connections as I don't have a family to rely on. Adelaide is a small town, everyone knows everyone and it helps to have friends that I can count on.

Another side of it is the management of risk. Each one of my friends knows something about me, but only one person knows everything. And she doesn't know any of my other friends. So I can vent to or confide in everyone but no one will know the whole story. This will mean no one will have too much power over me. Maybe that sounds really calculating, but I've been burned before because I trusted one person with everything in my life and they turned against me (rather viciously, in fact).

I'm single at the moment but there is someone in the wings that I am considering being with. I don't know how he will view my friends and their importance in my life. I do know that they are part of the package, and if he can't handle it, he isn't worth my time. After all, they were in my life way before he arrived on the scene.

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