"Friend" redirects here. For other uses, see Friend (disambiguation). For other uses, see Friendship (disambiguation).

In a comparison of personal relationships, friendship is 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:

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.

The term romantic friendship refers to a very close but non-sexual relationship between friends, often involving a degree of physical closeness beyond that which is common in modern Western societies, and may include for example holding hands, cuddling, and sharing a bed.

the friendship quotes website. Friendship Quotes - A good friend is someone we can count on, as well as being so much more. A friend is someone with whom we can relax and just hang out, have fun and share our innermost thoughts, deep dark secrets, lofty and noble goals, or our hopes, joys, and fears. A good friend allows you a safe space to share your deepest thoughts and needs without worry of being judged, criticized or made to feel silly for feeling the way you do. Friends cheer each other on, laugh and cry together, and just plain commiserate and listen to each other.

That's why friends are friends.... Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

life Has been a golden dream of love and friendship. Love Friendship Quotes - Love is blind, but friendship closes its eyes. Friendship is love with understanding... Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. "A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway." A woman`s friendship ever ends in love. At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Love Friendship Quotes - Do you love me because I am beautiful or am I beautiful because I am loved? Love is a friendship set to music. "I'm your best friend, you just don't know that yet". If you judge people, you have no time to love them. - Mother Teresa The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough. However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. "Friendship is Love without his wings!" They Say Love Hides Behind Every Corner, I Must Be Walking In Circles.

The best things in life are never rationed. Friendship, loyalty, love, do not require coupons. Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. "Love is only charter, friends are all that matter" "I'm your best friend, you just don't know that yet". "Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes." Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Favorate friends quote: Friendship Quotes - Life is nothing without friendship. Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! you too? I thought I was the only one. I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend. You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does. A friend reaches for the hand and she touches your heart. Our paths may change as life goes along, but the bond between friends remains ever strong. Favorite Friendship Quotes - A true friend is someone who is there for you when he`d rather be anywhere else.

The only way to have a friend is to be one. Friendship is a pretty full-time occupation if you really are friendly with somebody. You can't have too many friends because then you're just not really friends. This the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected. Friendship is like a bank account; you cannot continue to draw on it without making a deposit. Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years. Life without a friend is like death without a witness. Friends cherish each other`s hopes. They are kind to each other`s dreams. Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. The truth is, friendship is to me every bit as sacred and eternal as marriage. Love is friendship set on fire. Love is only chatter, friends are all that matter.

Friendship Quotes - Good friends are like stars.You don`t always see them, but you know they are always there. One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives. Friends show their love in times of trouble. Friendship ought to be a gratuitous joy, like the joys afforded by art. Don`t frown. You never know who is falling in love with your smile. Most people walk in and out of you life. But only friends leave footprints in your heart.

A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you. Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Cute Friendship Quotes - Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. I suppose there is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion, an interpretation, of one's self. The friends you need to help you make your dream come true are everywhere, and within your reach. The hardest thing to do is watch the one you love, love somebody else. Friendship, like money, is a trust, a stewardship, a responsibility.

Words of Friendship
True Friends
There are many people that we meet in our lives but only a very few will make a lasting impression on our minds and hearts It is these people that we will think of often and who will always remain important to us as true friends ~ Susan Polis Schutz ~
Poem used with permission of Blue Mountain Arts

Some Friends Are Forever

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend: someone who changes your life by being a part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop; someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.

Someone who convinces you that there is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship... When you're down, and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friends lifts you up in spirit and make that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times, and the confused times. If you turn and walk across, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. And if you find such a friend, you will feel happy and complete, because you need not worry. You have a forever friend for life, and forever has no end. ~ Laurieann Kelly ~

You are my friend and I hope you know that's true. No matter what happens I will stand by you. I'll be there for you whenever you need. To lend you a hand to do a good deed. So just call on me when you need me my friend. I will always be there even to the end. ~ unknown ~

SLOWDANCE
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down Don't dance so fast Time is short The music won't last Do you run through each day on the fly When you ask "How are you?" do you hear the reply? When the day is done, do you lie in your bed With the next hundred chores running through your head? You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast Time is short The music won't last Ever told your child, We'll do it tomorrow And in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch, Let a good friendship die 'Cause you never had time to call and say "Hi"?

You'd better slow down Don't dance so fast Time is short The music won't last When you run so fast to get somewhere You miss half the fun of getting there. When you worry and hurry through your day, It is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away... Life is not a race. Do take it slower Hear the music Before the song is over.

Heaven On-Line There's a land where I go when I need to share that's not on a map, yet exists everywhere A land of names without faces, a curious place A modern creation that's called cyberspace. There's all creation of people with cute little names Like Pookie, and Sandman and Rosebud and Flames. Some are just snobs and some are real fun. And some of them just want to find someone. But both good and bad they all play a role. Still each one unique, but part of the whole. We talk and laugh and wonder why. We flirt and hug and sometimes cry. We can't be heard and can't be seen. Yet, there it is, right on our screen. But all in all the most curious part Is the power it has to open our heart. To share with a stranger those things we've concealed Which to our closest of friends we'd never reveal. Our deepest regrets and most troubling fears The scars in our life which bring us to tears.

What gives them the power to reach into me and show me the truths that I never see. How do they manage to open my eyes And make me confess the deceit and the lies. I don't understand this magical spell, But I know that without it my life would be hell. This must have been planned by the Creator up above, Cause there's no place on earth where you'll find as much love. When I need direction I know I can find those angels from heaven just waiting online. ~ unknown ~

"Around The Corner"

-By Henson Towne Around the corner I have a friend In this great city that has no end, Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone And I never see my old friends face, For life is a swift and terrible race, He knows I like him just as well As in the days when I rang his bell, And he rang mine. We were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men. Tired of playing a foolish game, Tired of trying to make a name. "Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim" "Just to show that I'm thinking of him" But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes, And distance between us grows and grows. Around the corner!-yet miles away,

"Here's a telegram sir--" "Jim died today." And that's what we get and deserve in the end. Around the corner, a vanished friend.

A Hug
Theres something in a simple hug That always warms the heart; It welcomes us back home And makes it easier to part. A hugs a way to share the joy And sad times we go through, Or just a way for friends to say They like you cause youre you. Hugs are meant for anyone For whom we really care. From your grandma to your neighbour, or a cuddly teadybear. A hug is an amazing thing Its just the perfect way To show the love were feeling But cant find words to say. Its funny how a little hug Makes everyone feel good; In every place and language, Its always understood. And hugs dont need new equipment, special batteries or parts -

Just open up your arms And open up your hearts. ~ Unknown ~

My Cherished Friend
The stars in heaven shine so bright, but did you know you were my light? You helped me grow, you set me free, you always saw the best in me. And did you know when days were sad, you always cared, my heart was glad. My thoughts of you are always sweet, and you have made my life complete. You are my blanket from the storm, your kind embrace will keep me warm. No matter where our lives may go, there is one thing that you should know. That I will cherish my whole life through, the heartfelt days I've spent with you.

Diana Louise Player Copyright 1998

Did Anyone Ever Tell You?

- Written by Carole Creswell 1999 Did Anyone Ever Tell You, Just How Special You Are The Light that You Emit Might even Light a Star

Did Anyone Ever Tell You How Important You Make Others Feel Somebody out here is Smiling About Love that is so Real Did Anyone Ever Tell You Many Times, When They were Sad Your E-mail made Them Smile a bit In Fact It made Them Glad For the Time You Spend Sending Things And Sharing whatever You Find There are No Words to Thank You But Somebody, ~ Thinks You're Fine Did Anyone Ever Tell You Just How Much They Love You Well, My Dearest " Online " Friend Today I am Telling You

God sends us many blessings from the heavens up above, He gives us peace and gladness and the dear ones that we love. He cheers us with the shinning sun and He makes the flowers grow He gives us beautiful rainbows and the special faith they show. He gives the gift of friendship while He teaches us to share And He blesses us with special friends so we can show how much we care.

"God grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference." "It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend" (William Blake) "True friendship is like sound health -- the value of it is seldom known until it is lost" (Charles Caleb Colton) "Treasure your relationships, not your possessions" (Anthony J. D'Angelo) "A friend might well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature" (Ralph Waldo Emerson) "A friend is someone who knows all about you and and still likes you" (Elbert Hubbard) "Kindness is loving people more than they deserve" (Joseph Joubert) "Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends" (Cindy Lew) "The essence of true friendship is to make allowances for another's little lapses" (David

Storey) "One does not make friends, one recognizes them" (Unknown) "True friendship is seen through the heart, not through the eyes" (Unknown)