YOU SAID:
私も友達が欲しいです。
INTO JAPANESE
私も友達が欲しいです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I also want a friend.
INTO JAPANESE
私は相手が欲しい。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I long for company.
INTO JAPANESE
私は相手が欲しい。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I long for company.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.