Quote Originally Posted by jp4995 View Post
I thought this was an interesting article, relevant to the discussion at hand:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/perso....html?hpt=Sbin
That is interesting -- in recent years, I've developed "special interest" friends and it's a lot of fun. But there are boundaries. For me, this was through birdwatching.

Hawks in NYC are a big deal and there is a huge emotional investment in the individual birds, so we shared some very emotional moments. I consider these people friends, but the friendship is limited. I was confused at first but now I'm really enjoying having this group in my life.

Thanks for posting that article. Also thanks to the OP; this has been a good discussion.