Define friendship
@subhashreerath (785)
India
12 responses
@swarn47 (1706)
• India
16 Nov 06
Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behaviour between two or more social entities. This article focuses on the notion specific to interpersonal relationships. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism. Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors. Yet for many, friendship is nothing more than the trust that someone or something will not harm them. Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating on a consistent basis:
• the tendency to desire what is best for each other.
• sympathy and empathy.
• honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth.
• mutual understanding.
In a comparison of personal relationships, friendship is considered to be closer than acquaintanceship, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and acquaintances. Friendship and acquaintanceship can be thought of spanning across the same continuum.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship
@aparna11 (174)
• India
16 Nov 06
Sitting here thinking about you today,
wishing that you weren't so far away.
A friendship that was created all so soon,
is really starting to bud and bloom.
~
You bring a smile to my face each day,
with the little messages you send my way.
I hope in the years soon to come,
that our friendship will shine like the sun.
~
We share a special kind of love,
blessed by that of the Lord above.
Forever friends we will stay,
never allowing our bond to fray.
~
In my heart you will always stay,
as I cherish our friendship everyday.
Take my hand my dear friend,
and friends we will remain to the end.
~
I will lift you up when your feeling down,
giving you a smile to replace that frown.
Just as I know you would do for me,
without friends where would we be.
@RumDusk (299)
• United States
18 Nov 06
fRIENDSHIP is trusting a person with ALL THAT you have, nothing less. you know there will have your back and correct your folts and not put them in your face when they are wrong or down or dont give a damn. a true friend will tell you that you are wrong and help you correct you mistakes.
@Piyush7563 (344)
• India
28 Oct 06
Friendship is a mutual intimacy of mind which we all naturally crave. Each of a pair of friends possesses within his or her mind a detailed mental model of the other.
Friendship is possible between equal peers with compatible personalities who share a natural affinity and the same core values, interests, pleasures and aspirations.
Friendship is created and sustained through an iterative cycle of building mutual trust through the love-motivated communication of progressively intimate personal thoughts and details.
@baysmummy (1637)
• Australia
17 Nov 06
Friendship is a mutual intimacy of mind which we all naturally crave. Each of a pair of friends possesses within his or her mind a detailed mental model of the other.
Friendship is possible between equal peers with compatible personalities who share a natural affinity and the same core values, interests, pleasures and aspirations.
Friendship is created and sustained through an iterative cycle of building mutual trust through the love-motivated communication of progressively intimate personal thoughts and details.
@sassymouth77 (149)
• United States
16 Nov 06
Friendship is having love, trust, and loyalty for another being. You can tell this person things you may can't tell another family member. You can rely on them to be there when you need them. They compliment you. They hold you up and do not tear you down. A spouse is a good example of a friend, but a friend can be outside of intimate companionship.