That’s easy.
First, there’s Stephanie. She’s funny, cute, intelligent, and likes most of the same shows/books/movies that I do. We can, and have, talked for hours at a time, without ever repeating ourselves. She kind of breaks the rules for your list, as we had a sexual relationship at one point, but we were friends long before that, and still are, even though we’re no longer a couple.
Louise. She’s been my best friend for 14 years. She’s much like Stephanie, in that she’s funny, cute, and intelligent. We have little in common with each other, aside from music and our birthdays being 15 days apart. We’ve always been there for each other, even when one of us has done something boneheaded that left everyone else we know not speaking to us. (In my case, getting arrested for slapping a minor. In her case, for choosing to believe her boyfriend instead of everyone else when he beat her youngest son.)
She’s been through hell with her life, and still strong enough to stand up for her decisions. She’s humble enough to admit when she’s wrong, and she’s very protective of those she loves. Plus she’s a total tomboy.
Then there’s Bear, one of the few guys I’m friends with. He’s hard working, smart, and one of the kindest guys I know. He’ll go out of his way to help anyone, even to the point of giving the shirt off his back to someone who needs it. (I’ve seen him do that, twice.) I would trust him with my life, and have done just that a time or two.
There’s Edward, the 2nd of the 3 guys I’m friends with. He’s hard working, has a great sense of humor, and like Bear, he’ll help anyone he can. Despite being big into religion, he doesn’t try to convert anyone, and never condemns others for their choices. He’s quite strong willed, and 1 of the 2 people I know who never cusses. The worst I’ve ever heard him say was that he was pissed, and it takes major stupidity on someone’s part to get him to say that.
She definitely breaks your rules for the list, since I’m madly in love with her, but the friendship came first.
Finally, there’s Pepi. The 3rd of the 3 guys I’m friends with. We’ve been friends for almost 20 years now. Our friendship started out based on video games, and eventually we became best friends, to the point where he’s my brother in all ways but blood. (He even calls my mom mama.) He’s gone from being an extreme introvert who was picked on at school to the point that he dropped out, to being a happily married man who’s just as hard working as his father, which is saying something. The fact that he could change his life so much is just amazing.
What I get from all of my friends is the strength to face the world, even through crippling depression that often has left me suicidal. They’ve all stuck with me through thick and thin, and I’ve done the same for them.
As for your scale, I’d probably be a 3.