What is friendship
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Friendship is a type of relationship between two people who care about
each other. But such a dry definition doesn't do the concept of friendship
justice. Consider these examples: A friend is the first person you want
to call when you hear good news. A friend remembers that you don't like
pickles on your sandwich. A friend will accompany you on the most boring
of errands and make them seem fun.
In other words, friendship is wonderful, and much ink has been spilled
in citing the virtues of having friends. That's not to say friendship is
easy, though. It demands time and effort, and it requires that people put
someone other than themselves first sometimes. But in exchange for that
work, a friend can provide an immense amount of support and comfort in
good times and in bad.
Many qualities are necessary for a good friendship, including honesty,
trustworthiness, loyalty and unconditional acceptance. A friendship
should make both people in the relationship happy; both people should have
fun when they spend time together. To be perfectly frank, that's a tall
order. Human beings can clash very easily, which is why it's hard for some
people to maintain many friendships. It's possible that friendship can
exist between two people at one stage of life, but life changes and
personal growth may make friendship impossible at another stage. It can
be hard to meet the people who would make the perfect friend.
Pop culture often reflects what our society thinks about friends. In
recent years, the concept of bromance, or a close friendship between two
men, has taken center stage in films such as "I Love You, Man," and
television series such as "Scrubs." Male friendships, if these examples
are any indication, include everything from playing video games to
listening to music to talking about girls. "Sex and the City" is often
cited for its influence on female friendships. The long-running
television show and subsequent movies depict female friends shopping,
drinking and gossiping together. Opposite-sex friendship, or friendship
between a male and a female, is a bit trickier for our society; thanks
largely to the film "When Harry Met Sally," people tend to think that sex
will elevate a friendship to a romance. For that reason, opposite-sex
friendship is usually depicted on-screen between a heterosexual woman and
a gay man, such as on the show "Will & Grace." Because sex is off the table,
people will buy in to the idea that these two people can be there for one
another as friends.
