Friends: A lot of semi-close ones or a few very close ones?

I've pondered over that question and I have decided that I don't like either answer. What I truly want is both...put together. I would like to have a lot of very close friends. I suppose it might be too much to ask to have many close friends, but as I've been thinking about it, I don't see why that is necessarily an unreachable goal. Eventually, I know that being there for someone will pay off when I might be in need of friends. In the past month, I've been making some really hard decisions and unfortunately I had to deal with some very hard situations at the same time. During this time, I realized that I hadn't been there for a lot of people in my life. It made me vulnerable to so many problems that can cause anyone to go overboard. It was truly painful for me to see how negligent I had been to so many people around me, and now that I am so dependent on the love of others, I have found that the ones I thought I could depend on were actually the ones easy to lose. Then when I tried to go back to the friends I should have cherished all along, I find they are hurt from my lack of attention. I felt like I had done everything wrong and I was so lost. It is surprisingly hard to be in touch with Heavenly Father in situations like that, but fortunately He was practically yelling in my ears to get my attention and without Him, I don't know how I could have made it through as well as I have. Even now, I am constantly getting stressful things thrown at me that I don't expect, but as long as there is some perspective from Heavenly Father and a few close friends nearby, I'll get through soon enough.
Before I end though, I would just like to challenge everyone who reads this to notice those around you, and even though you may not understand their situations, please try. Maybe you'll get some perspective of your own.