Friendship
Friendship is a relationship between two people who hold mutual affection for each other. Friendships and acquaintanceship are 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, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles.
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Famous quotes containing the word friendship:
“This is no time to lend money, especially upon bare friendship without security.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The most fatal disease of friendship is gradual decay, or dislike hourly increased by causes too slender for complaint, and too numerous for removal.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)