It is rare to have more than a few people in your life who you can turn to for help at any time of the day or night.
I am still in the company of 4 friends with whom I have been hanging out for 40 years.
Besides them, I had two other friends with whom I could share secrets, but as you already know, male-female friendships are complicated and their moving to distant countries and starting families completely alienated us, reducing us to occasional chatting and exchanging photos (without the possibility of mutual help...).