to me, stranger to acquaintance means consistently talking about something that isn’t related to the context in which you see them. and then the shift to friend means doing things with them, hanging out, sharing burdens and sending memes

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stranger: i dont know u, maybe i know ur face, but we haven’t met officially acquaintance: we’ve met a couple times in group or public settings. usually someone u either dont know if u like yet or tolerate bc of proximity, could be a stepping stone to friend friend: see them outside of the context that you know them, u text/send memes, these interactions are a somewhat regular and definitely enjoyable occurrence that are initiated mutually or in somewhat equal amounts from either party

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These are fantastic answers thank you both!

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