Part 1 of 5: Logistic availability
1) How often do you see your friends in person?
As often as our various work, school, and childcare schedules will allow. I have friends I see every week, some I see only monthly...and some I don't actually see for years.
2) How often do you talk on the phone, email, skype, etc. a friend?
I don't like talking on the phone, and I don't have skype...but I am a textin' fool! My friends and I text daily.
3) Is childcare a consideration, when you’re making plans with a friend?
Yes
4) Are finances a consideration?
Sometimes...if I'm broke, or the friend in question is...we alter our plans accordingly.
5) Is accessibility or health a consideration?
Yes
6) Is your work or class schedule a consideration?
Yes
7) Does last-minute planning figure into your friendships, either out of necessity or just because that’s the way you prefer it?
Normally our plans are figured out beforehand..but there are times when life gets in the way, and we have to do some last-minute adjustments.
Part 2 of 5: Boundaries, expectations and values
1) What are your thoughts on butch/femme friendships?
I think, as in any other types of friendship, there are more important things than how someone IDs that either bring you together or tear you apart. I have both butch and femme friends.
2) If your partner didn’t like someone, would you still be friends with that person?
I think it would depend on why my partner didn't like them. I would talk to my partner and find out exactly what the reason was. If there was a valid reason for my partner not being happy about the friendship (i.e. the person is a serial killer) then I would have to consider their opinion. If the reason was invalid (i.e. "I don't like their hair") then I would remain friends, and probably question my relationship.
3) Describe a time someone cut you off as a friend.
A friend once cut me off when she remarried. I was friends with both her and her ex-husband, and I think it made her and/or her new husband uncomfortable.
4) Describe a time you cut someone off as a friend.
I have cut off friends if they bring nothing but negativity into my life. As I've gotten older, I find that I am more selective about who I allow in.
5) How would you respond, if you realized a friend had a substance abuse problem?
If they were at the point where they wanted help, I would do everything in my power to help them. If not, I would try to be there for them but I would not enable them.
6) How would you respond, if your friend were in an abusive relationship?
I would try to help them, if they were open to help, however as with addiction, you can't help someone unless they want your help. I would do everything in my power to try to get them away from the situation if I could. If they weren't at the point where they were willing to leave the relationship, I would make sure they knew I was there, would always be there, and would never judge them. Sometimes that is what someone needs in order to take the first step.
7) If you began to have romantic feelings about your (partnered) friend, what would you do?
Nothing...I would deal with the feelings on my own. I would never disrespect anyone's relationship, especially that of a friend.
8) If you began to have romantic feelings about your (single) friend, what would you do?
I would probably talk to them about it.
9) If your friend had what you considered an annoying, albeit harmless habit, would you tell her?
Yes
10) Describe a time that you “outgrew” a friend, if applicable.
I had a friend who wanted to bar/club-hop every weekend and just couldn't understand why I, as a single mother, could not do so. She ended up getting annoyed with me because, as she put it, "You never want to do anything fun anymore." I realized that we were in different places in our lives and our friendship kind of fizzled out.
11) How many years have you known your oldest friend? How have you managed to stay friends, over time?
I've known my oldest friend for almost 40 years. We've managed to stay friends for so long because our friendship is built on understanding and on mutual trust and respect. There have been times in our friendship where we haven't been in contact for months, due to work or other obligations, but we've always been able to come together again, and the friendship picks up right where we left off. 
12) Do you have any friends who are exes? What’s your philosophy about that?
Yes I do...I think having a friendship with an ex depends on why they became an ex in the first place.
13) How do you feel about “friends with benefits”?
Been there, done that...it doesn't work unless both parties KNOW that it will never be anything but that.
14) How do your expectations of a friend differ from your expectations of a romantic partner?
I think my expectations for both are very similar...There has to be common interests and goals, mutual respect and caring, compromise and flexibility, and most importantly, trust.
15) Describe a time when you really came through for a friend.
A friend gave birth to her daughter a few months after I gave birth to my son. She had to be hospitalized for a few months due to a medical condition..so I took her daughter while she was in the hospital.
16) Describe a time a friend really came through for you.
I had to have an endoscopy and my friend drove me to the hospital at 6:00am...and stayed with me the entire time.
17) What are a few deal breakers that would stop you being friends with someone?
Any type of abuse (physical, mental, verbal), lying, theft.
18) What are the kinds of characters flaws you can overlook in a friend?
Anything that doesn't fall into the above categories.
Part 3 of 5: How important is it to you that:
1) …your friend’s age is fairly close to yours?
Not important
2) …your friend’s educational level is similar to yours?
Not important
3) …your friend’s economic situation is similar to yours?
Not important
4) …your friend’s religious beliefs are similar to yours?
Not important unless they make it so. I've had a friend who recently found "religion" and basically told me that I'm living in sin...so yeah..then it would be important.
5) …your friend’s class background is similar to yours?
Not important
6) …your friend’s gender identity or sexual preference is similar to yours?
Not important
7) …your small or adult children like your friends?
Important...because I've found that when my son doesn't like a particular friend..he is usually picking up on something that I am not (and his assessment has usually been right).
8) …your friends like to include your children, when you hang out together?
Important...because my son is such a huge part of my life. That doesn't mean that he is ALWAYS with me...but it's important to me that my friends are willing to include my son.
Part 4 of 5: Which of the following shared activities with a friend appeal to you?
1) Attending singles events and supporting each other as you scan the environment for someone to flirt with, etc.
I'm not single..but I would accompany a friend to a singles event for support.
2) Exercising; outdoors or indoors
Yes
3) Watching movies or videos; at home or in a theater
Yes
4) Playing video or electronic games; at home or somewhere else
No..I don't really have any interest in video games
5) Attending sports events or watching sports on TV
Yes
6) Participating in team sports
I don't belong to any teams...but I would be willing to give it a go if a friend suggested it.
7) Attending cultural events (museums, concerts, readings, etc.)
Yes
8) Shopping
Hmm..I'm not a big shopper...but I do enjoy window-shopping
9) Cooking, or eating in restaurants
Yes
10) Visiting wildlife centers, going to a county fair, hanging out to watch the dog run in an urban area, bird watching—anything that involves animals
Yes
11) Other
Part 5 of 5: What important things has this survey left out?
Wow..it's pretty comprehensive...can't think of anything that was left out.
BONUS QUESTION: In your opinion, has the fact that this survey was created by a femme, affected it in any way?
No