A.

Friendship
Friendship or best friend is an interpersonal relationship between two individuals who
are productive and positive1. Relationships that exist in friendship must build each other
in a positive direction. Friendship is a voluntary relationship that has intimacy, mutual
help, and both individuals desire the presence of friends in their lives 2. Friends are a
source of happiness for individuals, because the intimacy that is formed can exceed other
types of interpersonal relationships.
Talking about the word 'friend', in the Oxford Dictionary the word friend is defined
as: "one attached to another by affection or esteem". In American culture and some
countries around the world, the definition of the word friend can vary widely. Friends can
mean many things including: close childhood friends, best friends, new friends, family
friends, school friends, friends in certain teams or communities, co-workers, roommates,
acquaintances, or even female friends/friends. man (lover). So in the practice of daily life,
the word friend can be more freely defined depending on the proximity factor, the
relationship factor with the family, the environmental condition factor, and so on. A
person may have many friends, but they will only have a few close friends.3

1
DeVito, J. (1995). The interpersonal communication book. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers.
2
Miller, R. S. (2015). Intimate relationship (Vol. VII). New York: McGraw-Hill.
3
Iin Rachmawati, S. M. (2018). Dasar-dasar Teori Cross Cultural Understanding. Bangkalan: STKIP PGRI
Bangkalan Press, hlm.78.