Friend Relationship Measure

A Friend Relationship Measure is an interpersonal human relationship measure between two friends that involves mutual long-term respect, emotional support, and shared experiences.

• AKA: Friendship.
• Context:
  • output: a Friend Relationship Level.
  • It can range from being a Symmetric Friendship Relationship to being an Asymmetric Friendship Relationship, depending on the balance of reciprocity.
  • It can range from being a Weak Friendship Relationship to being a Strong Friendship Relationship, depending on the intensity of the bond.
  • It can range from being a Short-Term Friendship Relationship to being a Medium-Term Friendship Relationship to being a Long-Term Friendship Relationship, depending on the duration of the relationship.
  • It can range from being a Friendship-Pair Relationship to being a Friendship-Group Relationship, depending on the number of participants.
  • It can range from being a Casual Friendship Relationship to being a Close Friendship Relationship, depending on the level of emotional intimacy.
  • It can range from being a Superficial Friendship Relationship to being a Deep Friendship Relationship, depending on the level of shared values.
  • It can range from being a Childhood Friendship Relationship to being an Adolescent Friendship Relationship to being an Young Adult Friendship Relationship to being an Full-Adult Friendship Relationship to being a Senior Friendship Relationship, depending on the stage of life.
  • It can range from being a Platonic Friendship Relationship to being a Romantic Friendship Relationship, depending on the nature of the human affection.
  • It can range from being a Human Friendship Relationship to being a Human-Animal Friendship Relationship, depending on the species involved.
  • It can range from being a Professional Friendship Relationship to being a Personal Friendship Relationship, depending on the context in which it developed.
  • It can be represented by a Friendship Relationship Record (possibly from a friendship graph).
  • It can be influenced by Cultural Context.
  • It can be influenced by Personality Traits.
  • It can evolve over time, adapting to life changes and personal growth.
  • It can be maintained through Regular Communication and Shared Activities.
  • It can provide Emotional Benefits such as stress relief and increased happiness.
  • It can face challenges such as Conflict Resolution and Miscommunication.
  • It can be fostered in environments like Schools, Workplaces, and Community Groups.
  • It can be celebrated through Shared Milestones and Rituals.
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• Example(s):
  • a Friendship Marriage Relationship, such as the Marriage-Turned-Friendship of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera after their divorce and remarriage, which evolved into a deep friendship based on mutual respect and artistic collaboration.
  • a Virtual Friendship, such as the online relationship between PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg) and Markiplier (Mark Fischbach), two popular YouTube content creators who developed a friendship through their shared experiences in the digital entertainment industry.
  • a Highschool Friendship, such as the connection between Anne Frank and her diary, showcasing her thoughts and experiences during her adolescence.
  • a Rivalry-Turned-Friendship, such as between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, who started as rivals in the "War of Currents" but eventually developed a grudging respect for each other's work, with Edison reportedly expressing regret for their past conflicts in his later years.
  • a Human-Animal Friendship, such as the bond between Helen Keller and her dog, highlighting loyalty and companionship.
  • A Long-Distance Friendship such as the correspondence between Voltaire and Frederick the Great, illustrating their supportive relationship despite physical distance.
  • a Colleague Friendship, such as the relationship between Francis Crick and James Watson, demonstrating mutual respect and support in their professional scientific endeavors.
  • a Workplace Friendship such as the camaraderie between Marie Curie and her assistant Blanche Wittman, showing their professional collaboration and personal friendship.
  • a Senior Friendship such as the relationship between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, showcasing companionship and collaboration developed in later life during World War II.
  • an Intergenerational Friendship, exemplified by the bond between Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey, showing how mentorship can evolve into a deep, mutually respectful friendship across age gaps.
  • a Cross-Cultural Friendship such as the friendship between Mahatma Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach, demonstrating loyalty across different cultural backgrounds.
  • a Wartime Friendship, such as the bond between Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos, formed during their time as ambulance drivers in World War I, which influenced their literary works and personal lives long after the conflict ended.
  • a College Friendship such as the bond between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, depicting their strong relationship formed during their early careers and maintained through significant political achievements.
  • a Literary Friendship, such as the relationship between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, illustrating how shared interests in literature and writing can form the basis of a lasting friendship.
  • an Artistic Collaboration Friendship, like the bond between John Lennon and Paul McCartney, showcasing how shared creativity can foster a strong personal connection.
  • a Mentor-Mentee Friendship, such as the relationship between Socrates and Plato, demonstrating the evolution from teacher-student to a deep, lifelong friendship based on shared philosophical pursuits.
  • a Childhood Friendship such as the relationship between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, highlighting their deep connection and transformative bond.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a purely Professional Relationship, based on work-related interactions.
  • a purely Transactional Relationship, based on exchanges of services or goods.
  • a purely Familial Relationship, based on kinship.
  • a purely Romantic Relationship, based on romantic love and physical intimacy.
  • an Acquaintance Relationship, which lacks emotional intimacy and long-term commitment.
  • a Kindred Spirit Relationship, ...
  • a Enemy Relationship.
  • a Stranger Relationship.
• See: Friendship Network, Acquaintance Relationship, Human-to-Human Intimate Relationship, Human Relationships Search Space.

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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.

2018

• (Hall, 2018) ⇒ Jeffrey A Hall. (2018). “How Many Hours Does It Take to Make a Friend?.” In: Journal of social and personal relationships. doi:10.1177/0265407518761225
  • QUOTE: The question of this investigation is, how many hours does it take to make a new friend?

2016

• 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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