My dad always had this very negative view. I'm not sure why he felt the need to remind me often that the friends I had will all be gone by the time I'm his age. He might be right but don't tell a kid that!

And really, I still talk to a handful of them who ive known since I was 7 years old, and I live almost walking distance from my closest friend I've known since I was 10 despite us both having moved across the globe.

Not too bad really!