friends, acquaintances, and random passers through

sometimes there are people in your life who you see every so often, but they're just a random player in your life story. you know what i mean? the supporting cast. they're there, but not really in an important role. but somewhere along the way, even though it's still in that original context, you start spending more time with them. so because you actually know each others names, you've made that move from random passer through, to acquaintance. right? i mean, you know a bit more than just each others names. other personal details have been exchanged. anyway, at what point do you cross from acquaintance, to friend? your relationship is still confined to that same environment, so are you still just acquaintances? there have never been any real social gatherings, but you spend a good deal of time together when you do see each other. and you feel like you're getting to know the other person. so what's up? what is the definition of a friend? what are the qualifications? what makes us call someone a friend? and why is there so much concern by one party to call it a friendship? perhaps its because the more time you spend with them, you realize that you want to spend even more time with them. and you know that soon, meeting under these circumstances is going to become much less frequent. and maybe that's a little bit upsetting.

i don't want you to be a random passer through.