Friend

A Friend is an emotional agent in a friendship relationship with another cognitive emotional agent.

• Context:
  • They can range from being a Reciprocal Friend to being a Non-Reciprocal Friend.
  • They can range from being a Conscious Friend to being a Non-Conscious Friend (such as a loyal dog).
  • They can range from being a Long-Distance Friend, to being a Nearby Friend, to being a Companionate Friend (e.g. a housemate).
• Example(s):
  • a Loyal Dog.
  • a Human Friend, such as a best friend or a facebook friend.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Stranger.
  • an Enemy.
  • an Acquaintance, such as a work colleague.
  • a Lover.
• See: Social Relationship, Affection, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Exchange Theory, Equity Theory, Attachment Style, Sympathy.

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References

2021

• (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship Retrieved:2021-11-5.
  • Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association, and 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. Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many types of such bonds. Such characteristics include choosing to be with one another, enjoying time spent together, and being able to engage in a positive and supportive role to one another.

2016

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/friend#Noun
  1. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
  2. A boyfriend or girlfriend.
  3. An associate who provides assistance.
  4. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
  5. A person who backs or supports something.
  6. An object or idea that can be used for good.

     Wiktionary is your friend.

• https://hbr.org/2016/05/research-you-have-fewer-friends-than-you-think
  • QUOTE: … we found that while most people assume friendships are two-way, only about half of friendships are indeed reciprocal. These findings indicate a profound inability of people to know who their friends are, perhaps because the possibility of non-reciprocal friendship challenges one’s self-image. We like them, they must like us.

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