I never let myself get close enough to anyone to ever bond with them;people who call me friend, acquaintances, and even family.
I am of the belief that people come and go - people I currently know, I believe, will fade out of the picture in several years and there will be new casts of characters and that this cycle will repeat like it has in the past.
I'm not an affectionate person and tend to respond to affections half-heartedly and half-assed.