According to Judith Viorst, we have other kinds of friends like-
CONVENIENCE FRIENDS- we do not know much about them. They are ACQUAINTANCES we call friends. We relate with them out of convenience like our Facebook friends, and other social network friends, lodge-mates, school mates and neighbours.
CLOSE FRIENDS- we reveal our private selves to them. They contribute to our personal growth. Distance could make you lose them. They are your friends due to proximity and communication. They could be your classmates, workmates, or playmates.
SPECIAL INTEREST FRIENDS- we share same goals with them at a particular time. This friendship does not last. Example FFF- friends for food, weight-loss partner, job hunting partner, admission seeking friends, clubbing friends.
HISTORICAL FRIENDS- we share similar pasts like when you first fell a teeth, when you were living in a public house, when you first lost your vee and stuffs like that.you are still intimate as the days go by. They are SISTERS WITHOUT SIBLING RIVALRY. When you meet them after a long time, it feels like you have been there all along.
CROSSROAD FRIENDS- they are powerful friends we meet at a very crucial point in our lives like delivery/birth time, picnic friends, etc.. We keep in touch through calls, texts and letters
CROSS GENERATIONAL FRIENDS- this is a lovely kind of friendship that involves people from different age groups, like the bond between mother and child, aged and teenager, senior and junior. This kind of friendship permits the share and exchange of wisdom and knowledge
PART OF A COUPLE FRIENDS- they are reluctant friends. We can do without them. They are there due to circumstances like marriage. When your husband's friends' wives have to be your friend.
MEN WHO ARE FRIENDS- they are friends who are closer than our boyfriends or husbands. They are total inevitable.
MEDIUM FRIENDS- we can tell our medium friends that you are hungry
PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS- we can tell them we are broke that is why we can not feed.
VERY Good FRIENDS- we can explain the extend of our brokenness.
BEST OF FRIENDS- bares their souls to themselves like toddlers, letting themselves into each other.
Friendship is defined by our level of intimacy. I cannot but shed tears when a close friend suddenly becomes a convenience friend... But we still cannot make old friends.
I love my friends... All of the types. Where do you fall in???
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