Does it matter if you don't have many friends?

Doesn't matter much. Most people only have a couple, and a whole bunch of acquaintances that they call friends.

i was once told that it's not the quantity that counts but quality of friends. Better to have one true blue then many rotten plenty.

There are introverts and extroverts. Extroverts are better at manipulating people and situations...it's a type of intelligence really. At the end of the day..most of us have few we can really count on. But--- few have those!! People are like sheep. Don't get confused. Who is really there when you are in need--- that's a friend. If you want a good friend...you also have to be one.

The only thing that matters when it comes to your friends is whether or not they are reliable. Whether or not the stand by you when times are tough, and whether or not their loyalty is reliable. The number of them doesn't matter. As said above (Roger?), one can have many acquaintances--a few friends will do the trick, though.