Friendship
Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. this is a a stronger earn of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such(a) as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague.
In some cultures, the concept of friendship is restricted to a small number of very deep relationships; in others, such(a) as the U.S. in addition to Canada, a grown-up could take many friends, plus perhaps a more intense relationship with one or two people, who may be called good friends or best friends. Other colloquial terms put besties or Best Friends Forever BFFs. Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may remodel from place to place,characteristics are proposed in many such(a) bonds. Such qualifications include choosing to be with one another, enjoying time spent together, and being a grown-up engaged or qualified in a profession. to engage in a positive and supportive role to one another.
Sometimes friends are distinguished from family, as in the saying "friends and family", and sometimes from lovers e.g., "lovers and friends", although the species is blurred with friends with benefits. The friend zone is a place where someone is restricted from rising up to the status of lover see also Unrequited love.
Friendship has been studied in academic fields, such as communication, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles.