[Noelle]

I definitely agree. Due to past circumstances, I think my 'friend threshold' is deeply buried, but once you pass it I think it's hard to express how much I actually care about my friends. They'll always be on my mind, I'll always be caring about them, expending mental energy on them, be ready to do anything for them at the drop of a hat.

When you have that much 'give a damn' about someone, you really do have to be picky about your friends, a) you'll never have enough energy to live and b) if you aren't picky, you'll eat yourself alive with bad feelings when those kinds of things aren't appreciated/abused. As 'mean' as it sounds to say 'we only have so much room in our hearts,' I think its definitely true, but once you get a slot there the 'love' is infinite. :)

[setzer]

How to behave? Be yourself, don't try to be someone else. Be genuine.
Please do talk, because I will not talk that much early on.

[Mankaroni]

How to behave? Be yourself, don't try to be someone else. Be genuine.
Please do talk, because I will not talk that much early on.

Absolutely, this. Authenticity is huge, for me at least. Don't try to be something you're not; if we mesh then we mesh. It takes me a little while to warm up to people and, yes, I do rather enjoy deep talk but, no, you don't have to jump right into it. Just open your mouth and tell me what you like, what you dislike, your ideas, hopes, and dreams. Tell me about your friends or family, future plans, tell me about that youtube video you were watching last night, your pets, how your pc keeps giving you the blue screen of death, your favorite bands, a story from your childhood, or about that one time you bit into a peach and there was a maggot inside (WTF!!!!). I want to hear it all; just be real.