How many close friends can you say you have???

I have 3 close friends whom i can trust.The trust blews from various experiences in life. They helped me a lot in my hard times, without them i would have broken down.As in accord to the saying 'a friend in need is a friend in deed' they were the one who stood beside me when i neede them.I think close friends cannot be more than 3.

one, and i think it is enough.As you said, it is really hard to find such a person,and not everyone is so lucky.

3 female friends and 3 males friends. I always talk to them if i had a problem with my boy friend, my work or my parent. But now we work in other town, and just 1 friend left to share with. But I still keep in touch with them