re: How many truly genuine people do you know?

What do you mean by "genuine"? Are we talking people that say it like it is and call a spade a spade, or someone that you can trust?

I have a close group of friends that I've been running with since middle/high school that I trust and can count on if I really needed them, but now that we're older and they have wives and children those qualities are beginning to fade.

I have maybe one friend that I can honestly say would drop everything and come running to help if I called, even though he has a serious girlfriend and two kids. We have that connection because we've been through a lot of shite together and were literally in a gunfight together. Other than him, I have a few other really close friends but I think if it really came down to it, they'd pick their wives or girlfriends over coming to help me.