Do atheists believe in the existence of friendship?

[KerimF]

First, thank you all for taking the trouble to answer my first question by a big YES, though each of you did it by using his artistic talent

Now, it is time for the second question

If two persons stand before you, please let me know how you could be sure that friendship exists in them or not. Thank you.

Naturally, the third question will be based on how each of you will answer this second one

Just standing in front of me would give no indication of whether friendship exists in them. As others have said, friendship is determined by the actions of the parties involved.

A friend will help you move. A GOOD friend will help you move a body.

Boru

Very good answer, "Just standing in front of me would give no indication of whether friendship exists in them"
The mentioned actions so far are about helping each other as it is the case in a professional sportive team.
So I am afraid there is something much more important than this. In fact, many people are pleased to help each other even if they are not real friends.