A few decades ago, I had a few friends of friends who I hung out with somewhat regularly who went to AMPs but I was always too afraid to join them when our paths crossed. One of my current acquaintances does VIP rooms at strip clubs regularly and starting seeing local escorts and ECs last year, and brags about it to anyone who’ll listen in group chats or at dance competitions where the dads go out to drink and tailgate in the parking lot, although he and I aren’t close enough for me to reciprocate and share what I do.
I have 2 very close, non-hobby friends who know almost everything I’ve done the last 2 years, although the more conservative of the 2 doesn’t really know about my TS adventures and I only see them every few months or so, so there’s always a LOT to catch them up on since I tend to invite a lot of drama into my life.
To echo
@oc.businessman.33, the friends I’ve made on this forum and particularly those I’ve met in person are the best because they get it. They understand it all. And there are too many to list out but they know who they are.