Is it normal to wonder this and be honest do you genuinely care for your...

As I see it, you care about your friends by definition. If I was going to use someone (although I don't know why I would use someone) I wouldn't count them as a friend; I'd put them in a different category entirely. A friend to me has to be someone I genuinely care about, or else they're not a friend :P

I used to care. However, I've noticed that they couldn't give two shits for me. Hell, most of them used me. I was stupid to think anyone would love me unconditionally. So now, I couldn't careless about them. They are just people to fill the friendship gap of my life. I wish I could defriend the toxic bastards, but I fear that I wouldn't be able to make new ones.

A friend is someone who will be there for you even if it's inconvenient.
I have many, many acquaintances but few friends. I think you just haven't made a friend yet, if you are asking these sorts of questions. You have lots of acquaintances, though.

The close friends that I've made I generally care a lot for. If they need comfort I'm there, if they need a good time, I'm there. Just in general I will be there for my friends and I know that I can expect the same from them. I count only 4 people as my close friends and those are the people that I can count on and likewise they can count on me.

If I don't 'care' for someone then I don't consider them a friend. Also I don't 'use' my friends for anything except to social needs (which is kind of the point of friends in the first place)

I only have three friends and they are as if not even more importaint to me than family

My friends mean the world to me. So, yes, I do care about them. I agree with dom180; I also feel by definition, friends are people who you care about. If I didn't care about them, they wouldn't be my friends.

I also agree with Short4Words. Some people might perceive acts of friendship as "using" someone. I mean, you do use them in a sense (for laughter, for emotional support, etc.) You also give it back, though. I suppose it's the motive behind it, really. Some people pretend to be friends with others with the motive of getting something from them (or using them). In a friendship, you're naturally going to do things for each other, but it's because you care about each other.

I think it's possible to do both. My friends in someway or another feel a personal need of mine I guess, and I think it's the same way for everyone else, but I'm also very attached to them and deeply invested in their well being.

Friend's! Yeah I love my friends were always laughing and joking and having a good time...I have got loads of friends...were so close I never feel alone...I'm never bored...depressed...I never sit alone and stare into space as night turns to day and day turns to night...*put's barrel in mouth, pulls trigger*

I care for all my friends, even the one's with whom I've lost touch. If I don't care for someone I might tolerate him or her for a while but eventually I start to distance myself from the person and finally detach from said person completely. I choose to not use people because I don't enjoy being used by others. It's better to be alone than to be with the wrong people just to fill the void!

I don't have any friends. Where is my option?

Ofcourse I do, but I forget.

I have used people in the past just in the sense that I wanted someone [anyone] to hang out with.
Nowadays, I only have two close genuine friends.

If I don't care about a person I don't consider them friends.

I care too much about my friends. I have a hard time distinguishing love from friendship, which makes me feel awkward and I just end up distancing myself from them...In the end I only really have one or two very important people in my life (like a boyfriend) and a few friends/acquaintances that I only talk to occasionally.

What about "I care for MOST of my friends"