FRIENDSHIP

Friendship is a close association between two people

marked by feelings of care, respect, admiration, concern, or
even love.
 Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people.
It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association,
and has been studied in academic fields such as communication,
sociology, Social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy.
 Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which
may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are
present in many types of such bonds. Such characteristics
include affection; kindness, love, virtue, sympathy, empathy, 
honesty, altruism, loyalty, generosity, forgiveness, mutual 
understanding and compassion, enjoyment of each other's
company, trust, and the ability to be oneself, express one's
feelings to others, and make mistakes without fear of
judgment from the friend. Friendship is an essential aspect of
relationship building skills.
The defining characteristic of friendship is a
preference for a particular person. However,
different people may have distinct definitions
of and requirements for friendship. For
example, very young children may refer to
someone as their “best friend” two minutes
after meeting, while very shy people or
individuals from reserved cultures may report
having only a handful of friends during their
entire lives.
Making friends can be challenging for people
of all interests, ages, and personalities.
Children sometimes struggle with feeling like
they don’t fit in at school or in
extracurricular activities. This can prove
especially challenging in small communities
where children may feel trapped in a small
peer group with which they have little in
common.
Ending a friendship can be difficult. There’s no widely
accepted cultural ritual for doing so, and no mandate that
there must be a formal breakup. Some people simply stop
talking to their friends, or drift away from them over time.

Because there is no accepted cultural standard for ending a

friendship, there’s also no “right” reason to end a
friendship. Some people invest lots of time even in
friendships that cause a lot of emotional pain. Others are
uninterested in friendships that present any challenges at
all. Consider ending a friendship when the friendship becomes
a barrier to your happiness or in some way undermines your
values or self-worth
Some examples of reasons to end a friendship include:
• A disparity in investment. One friend is willing to invest lots of
time and effort in the friendship, while the other is not willing to
do much at all.

• Lack of emotional support. If a friend does not offer the sort of

support you want from the friendship, consider discussing this with
them. If it does not change, it might be time to end the
friendship.

• Abuse. If a friend constantly insults or mocks you, attempts to

sabotage your other relationships, or physically harms you, you may
need to end the friendship. Even if a friend is nice to you most of
the time, threats and other abuse are never appropriate behavior.
I personally value a friendship
based on the quality of my bond
with the person rather than
the qualities of the person. People
with desirable traits by society
standards don’t necessarily make
“good friends” — I believe most of
us can vouch for that.
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