GEN306 It is unnatural for a person to live without true friends or without seeking true friendships.  The person who truly does not want to have friends and does not seek friends does not live a normal existence.  Next to family, it is the most important human relationship a person can have. When God told man that it is not good that he remain alone, God meant that man needs a lifelong friend.  Hopefully, a spouse fulfills that role.  Sometimes, though, a friend can also act as a helpmate.  Ecclesiastes describes a friendship when he says that “two are better than one.”  Kohelet 4:9-12.  AMEMEI 78-9