What is friendship?
Friendship is a relationship of equal reciprocity between individuals. It’s more powerful than a romantic relationship, and has long been studied in various academic fields including communication, psychology, sociology, interpersonal communication, and human organizational behavior. It’s also been found to have strong communal psychological effects – studies have shown that friendships tend to be more stable and last longer than relationships. Thus, “friendship” is often seen as a significant life skill with multiple biological, emotional, social, psychological, and psychological causes.
How do we measure friendship?
The best way to study friendship is to examine it in the context of childhood development. In preschool, for example, the most cooperative children are the ones who are forced into friendships. Those who grow the most from childhood friendships are those who have the most freedom and the greatest ability for self-regulation – they are the ones who are most self-confident and self-reliant.
So, what is friendship?
Friendship is unique among mammals; it’s a bond of mutual understanding, mutual support, and respect shared over a long period of time that can last throughout a person’s lifetime. But unlike romantic relationships, which typically last just a few years or a few months at most, close relationships – friendships – go on for decades, even generations, with deep personal investment and shared goals and aspirations.
In friendship; two people become friends not because they have anything in common or have been sexually attracted to one another (although these things certainly help), but because they have in common the things they want to be, do, or have. Deep friendships grow out of shared experiences and goals, interests, and goals and not because one party is interested in the other, isn’t scared of him, or is desperate to be his friend. In fact, close friends are able to compliment each other and help each other through difficult times, even when they don’t know how. Deep friendship bonds not only help you grow personally and spiritually, but they also make it easier to care for others.
As a child grows up; there are many examples of early childhood friendships that persist into adulthood. Parents and relatives usually help establish mutual relationships as early as infancy and continue to play an important role in forming the bonds of friendship long after children reach the stage of beginning school. Parents can provide siblings with role models and mutual friends to socialize and learn from when they are children, and early childhood friends can offer mutual support when needed in adulthood. Many people love early childhood friends and have remained friends, even through adulthood, because they were always able to recognize each other when they were in need, found a friendship to share, and made an effort to be a good friend to that early childhood friend.
However, problematic behavior in peer groups is one reason why some relationships do not endure. When young adolescents commit offenses such as vandalism, or assault, they often feel the consequences of their actions. They often feel the negative reaction of everyone in the group and may withdraw from others. However, if parents and other family members do not discipline these teens, they may carry these problems into adulthood. Friendships with problematic peers can result in ostracizing the teenager, leading to withdrawal from friends and increasing difficulty maintaining lasting friendships. Unfortunately, there is little hope for teenagers who want to maintain long-term relationships when they engage in this type of activity.
