You're welcome. I couldn't forget you completely but I couldn't say you're an official friend so... I made you an acquaintance.
Acquaintance definition: 2. a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
Source:
https://www.google.com/search?q=aqqaintance&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1-ab
I'm not sure if I can call my other friends, "close friends".