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Um, well, given my status of "married", I'll answer this from a happy, imaginary place. As said before, if the person is a true "You can call me to help you bury the bodies" type of friend, then no. Acquaintances will depend on how much they could influence the misery level in my life.
A somewhat related, interesting story. Years ago, I had two different friends that did not know one another. Friend A was dating girl B. Girl B was a bit, uh, under-powered in the brains department, and was horridly clingy. Anyhow, Girl B decides to stop into my place of employ where friend C also worked. A short time later, friend A breaks it off with girl B, and girl B starts calling me crying about it. Friend C asks me what's going on, so I explain. He remembers girl B and asks me if I could hook him up. My reply was something like "Duuuuuuude, you do NOT want to do this!" He wasn't really swayed, and next time he got the call from girl B, he said that I was busy at the moment, but she could come by and visit if she wanted. Anyhow, she came in, and he started in on her, and she (and he) fell for it. I left that place right after that, so I missed the tail end of it, but I did meet him the next year. He promptly bought me a drink and shook my hand and said "I should have listened to you, especially with that look of horror on your face when you said it. Thanks for trying anyway." We don't see each other much, but when we do, I always rub it in a little.
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"No laws, no matter how rigidly enforced, can protect a person from their own stupidity." -Me-
"Some people are like Slinkies..... They are not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs." -Unknown-
DAMMIT! -Jack Bauer-
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