2. Friendship is a form of interpersonal relationship generally
considered to be closer than association, although there is a
range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and
associations. Friendship and association can be thought of as
spanning across the same continuum. The study of friendship
is included in the fields of sociology, social psychology,
anthropology, philosophy, and zoology. Various academic
theories of friendship have been proposed, among which are
social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics,
and attachment styles.
Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a
friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis:

3. * The tendency to desire what is best for the other
* Sympathy and empathy
* Honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be
difficult for others to speak the truth, especially
in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of
one's counterpart
* Mutual understanding and compassion
* Trust in one another (able to express feelings including in relation to the other's actions without the fear of being judged); able to go to
each other for emotional support
* Positive reciprocity - a relationship is based on
equal give and take between the two parties.

5. To the Ancients, Friendship seemed the
happiest and most fully human of all
loves; the crown of life and the school
of virtue. The modern world, in
comparison, ignores it. We admit of
course that besides a wife and family a
man needs a few 'friends'. But the very
tone of the admission, and the sort of
acquaintanceships which those who make
it would describe as 'friendships', show
clearly that what they are talking about
has very little to do with that Philía
which Aristotle

7. A friend "Bailing" On you or Just abandoning
you can be a total Destruction Of your Life.
It happened to me not too long ago but it
happens in RARE cases. Especially if you have
told this person your deepest Secrets and
Given Them Everything you could. Oh yes
Friends can also Make you feel bad. Never go
"OTT" with your faults, your friends will
attend to that... A rose without thorns is like
friendship without heartbreak; it doesn't
make sense. Friendship can lead To A lot Of
Problems. Friends can make you want to
crawl Under a Rock and Hide, Think Before
You do!

9. Thank God For Friends, Otherwise
this World would Crumble Into
Nothingness, The world would
Become Rubble and the Rubble
would become Dust and the Dust
would become atoms and the the
Atoms become Nothing,