As few as necessary. I’m much less social in real life than my effervescent online persona would have you believe.
I’m in the same boat as you. We don’t have friends who are braggarts. And we don’t correspond with acquaintances who do that sort of thing. It’s crass and I wouldn’t reinforce it by a response.
nah, you didn’t have me fooled. i figured you were pretty much friendless ; )