There is a thin line between love and loathing that keeps one from getting too close without pulling one apart. You want to “take off your shoes” in another’s presence, but don’t want them to see your athlete’s feet. True friendship allows one to try and balance that line so you give each other the space they need without becoming distant or entering the Casper zone. It is only in times of stress that this line can be passed, and then one can decide whether the love has as well.