Showing up definitely helps but in my experience the transition from acquaintance to friend comes through a bonding moment where there was an emotional connecti

Showing up definitely helps but in my experience the transition from acquaintance to friend comes through a bonding moment where there was an emotional connection - either struggling through or achieving something together or vulnerability from one or both of you. There are a lot of bad things about drugs and alcohol but one of the reasons I like them is they tend to enable/accelerate these moments.