Just to clarify, when I said that a few friendships in NA was all that I needed or wanted I simply meant that I only need a small group of people that love me unconditionally and that have my best interests at heart in order to make it. Likewise, I don't need to be friends with everyone in the fellowship. It's not realistic, nor is it practical or even smart.
That said, I have some of the most profound relationships in the fellowship that I have ever had. It's not that we share a pathology, but rather that we share a solution and empathy for one another as we navigate this thing called life.