Friendship is an amazing opportunity to know another person. It is knowing another person’s likes and dislikes. Friendship is going on trips together. Friends have similar interests and enjoy spending time together. Friends have things in common.
Abstract There are many different interpersonal relationships one can engage in, of these friendship is the most important as it plays a vital role in shaping our lives. Friendship can be defined as a voluntary, reciprocal relationship with strong positive affective connections which can help achieve personal goals. It can be argued within westernised societies there are common expectations within a friendship such as loyalty, respect, support and reciprocity. This study is concerned with the way friendship is experienced in contemporary Britain. An experiential account from a single case study has been used, based on secondary data from a semi-structured interview.
In “Faux Friendship”, essayist and critic William Deresiewicz tells about friendship and the journey of how friendship has changed over the decades. Friendship is an important part of everyone’s lives. Every person wants to be a friend or to have that special person they can call their friend. What is friendship becoming now that we have networking sites that allow us to keep in contact with potentially every person we come into contact with? Being someone’s friend was not something that was given freely.
“Belonging is when people accept you for who you are” Our identity determines who we are and where we belong, and it undergoes a continual change as we are exposed to different kinds of environments and people. Belonging means to feel a sense of welcome and acceptance to someone or something. It is indeed true that belonging is when people accept you for who you are, isolation and depression often ensues when one fails to find a sense of belonging. Our sense of belonging could be affected by the change of our experiences overtime, and how easily we are influenced by our family and friends, or even media. As it may be difficult to discover our true identity, it jeopardises our ability to find a sense of belonging, because we are weary from our previous unpleasant experiences.
The Definition of a True Friend Friends may come and friends may go. A true friend is far and few in between. We all have friends, but everyone wants a true friend. Many of these people believe they have a true friend. Will this true friend say you are a true friend?
Personal relationships are based on emotions and are informal. In personal relationships you often share support between each other and feelings and thoughts as you can be who you are with family or friends. You can choose who you have a personal relationship with. Personal relationships involve socialising together outside of work. Working relationships are different to other forms of relationships because the relationship forms a particular non-personal purpose to achieve tasks /coordinate roles .A person’s job description and the line managements that exist in work settings often define these.
Friendships can be long term or short term but quiet intense. Most people have a few close friends and a much larger circle of friends who are not so intimate or close. These may be friends who are part of a wide social circle but perhaps are not close enough to share intimate details of someone’s life. Close friends on the other hand are often the ones who are the immediate source of support in times of difficulty and the first person with whom good news is shared. Working relationships are different than all above these can be relationships with employers or with colleagues.
Choice of Partner Many individuals fail to realize the importance of companionship. Humans have a need for friendship. Developing healthy relationships decrease stress and contribute to the formation of one’s character and personality. Friends are needed for support, listening, talking, protection, laughs, affection, and advice. Learning carefully to select friends at a young age enables one in his or her early to middle adult years to effectively choose a partner.
Friendship is a great and essential part of modern life. It offers escape from annoying family and awkward social positions. A true and good friend will help someone get through their difficulties with compassion and love without judgement. In A Separate Peace the main characters, Gene and Phineas, claim to be good friends, however, there are events that come to pass that make both the characters and the readers rethink that status. No one should be without a friend, this world that we live in today makes it near a requirement.
although often you make friends with colleagues, Therefore you will no doubt tend to be informal outside of work , working as a team in a service user’s home. Working relationship with a Service user- professional, yet friendly and if you become friends (which is most likely) you may be a little more informal, but always following rules and regulations, politeness and maintaining a Professional image and character. The main focus in this relationship is taking care of their needs and making sure their health and safety is