Thursday, 5 December 2013
What is friendship
Friendship is a type of relationship between two
people who care about each other. But such a dry
definition doesn't do the concept of friendship
justice. Consider these examples: A friend is the
first person you want to call when you hear good
news. A friend remembers that you don't like
pikles on your sandwich. A friend will accompand
you on the most boring of errands and make
them seem fun
people who care about each other. But such a dry
definition doesn't do the concept of friendship
justice. Consider these examples: A friend is the
first person you want to call when you hear good
news. A friend remembers that you don't like
pikles on your sandwich. A friend will accompand
you on the most boring of errands and make
them seem fun
In other words, friendship is wonderful, and much
ink has been spilled in citing the virtues of havingfriends. That's not to say friendship is easy,
though. It demands time and effort, and it requires
that people put someone other than themselves
first sometimes. But in exchange for that work, a
friend can provide an immense amount of support
and comfort in good times and in bad. Many
qualities are necessary for a good friendship,
including honesty, trustworthiness , loyalty and
unconditional acceptance. A friendship should
make both people in the relationship happy; both
people should have fun when they spend time
together. To be perfectly frank, that's a tall order.
Human beings can clash very easily, which is why
it's hard for some people to maintain many
friendships. It's possible that friendship can exist
between two people at one stage of life, but life
changes and personal growth may make
friendship impossible at another stage. It can be
hard to meet the people who would make the
perfect friend. A 2006 study found that people
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