The whole conversation was triggered by me saying I had planned a cycle route up around our old stomping ground of Dulwich.. and my wife suggested I call in to visit a "friend of ours"
I told her I really wouldn't feel comfortable calling on them without her present as I considered them more her friend than mine and that I was only "friends by association" which triggered the whole "who do you consider friends?" Conversation which led to the "im worried about you being lonely" chat #Autistic