Definition of friendship
The concept of friendship is broad and subjective, but in social terms implies emotional person-to-person relationship, although often refers to other living beings as our "friends". The term comes from latin and is probably related to the term "love". In general, friends say that are "like brothers who are chosen". In social conventions, one speaks of friendship when there is a feeling that is shared between two persons of trust, respect, affection, and emotional empathy. These relationships vary from person to person, and throughout history friendships have evolved, and so has also changed the way of understanding them.
If perhaps in the centuries XVIII and XIX for women were friends tertulia fellow or tea meetings, today we can call "friends" all our contacts from Facebook. From the friendships between nobles or "aristocratic" we have come to the era of the "salons" of chats, divided by age, country, loving intentions and even sexuality. Have been able to change so radically forms and in general the concept of friendship? Without a doubt, the computer advance has made havoc, and not only in this aspect of everyday life (for example, the way of knowing someone as future couple have also changed). The consolidation of the English language as a 'global' language allows that, dominating it, we can know and interact with more people than if we do it in our native language (if you're reading this, surely the Spanish). Can we talk about the "globalized" era of friendship? I do not doubt it, because all facets of our lives, and therefore, the forms of socialization are, inevitably, flowed through.
At different stages of life take place different types of friendships with a lesser or greater importance; many people will agree that the true friends are those who have accompanied us on our moments and more relevant experiences. Friends could well enter the secondary group in our social sphere (known as the first family) is in the "secondary" spaces of our lives where we can find them: the district, club, school, music workshops, arts or dance, language schools... And when we are older: in College, work, and not to forget the "friends of friends" that become part of our own friendly circle.
The term "best friends" is usually interpreted as those who, within all our circle of friendship are with whom we have the highest level of trust, appreciation, affection or maybe in addition to all this are those who know from long, as are older and still attend to our children or the pre-school friends.
Friends share good and bad experiences, mood and comfort come in negative situations, maintain loyalty among themselves and feel identified with the other. In many countries, such is the case of Argentina for example, there is a memorial day to celebrate "friendship" and is just called "friend day". Held on 20 July of each year, and its origin goes back to 1969 when the first man set foot on the lunar surface. Even something as personal and cultural friendship, speaks of different types, such as when it is said that there are friends by correspondence or virtual (through the Internet) or friends of fraternities as happens in universities in the United States and others.
Today, thanks to the virtues of the Web, we know many more people than before and keep in touch with friends from all over the world through the well known social networks that allow linking us with multiple people at the same time, share photos, get involved in groups in common and other activities.
In recent years has been an important debate regarding whether the friendship between people of a different sex is possible without that mediate a romantic interest. Even the discussions are extensive if after breaking a relationship, both can continue a relationship of friendship. It seems that move from friendship to love is much easier to go from love to friendship, don't you think?
There are famous friends like detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson, Batman and Robin, or Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. In all these historical pairs of friends (all of them fictitious), even though one is the protagonist of the story and who takes all honors, itself the message of "you can do nothing alone" is implicit. In all, the help of friends (whether Watson, Robin or Sancho Panza) is essential for the success and the triumph of the protagonist.
In any case, it is common to say that friends only can be counted on the fingers of the hand, and that regardless of all the moments that we taking into our lives, true friends are those who are always.
If perhaps in the centuries XVIII and XIX for women were friends tertulia fellow or tea meetings, today we can call "friends" all our contacts from Facebook. From the friendships between nobles or "aristocratic" we have come to the era of the "salons" of chats, divided by age, country, loving intentions and even sexuality. Have been able to change so radically forms and in general the concept of friendship? Without a doubt, the computer advance has made havoc, and not only in this aspect of everyday life (for example, the way of knowing someone as future couple have also changed). The consolidation of the English language as a 'global' language allows that, dominating it, we can know and interact with more people than if we do it in our native language (if you're reading this, surely the Spanish). Can we talk about the "globalized" era of friendship? I do not doubt it, because all facets of our lives, and therefore, the forms of socialization are, inevitably, flowed through.
At different stages of life take place different types of friendships with a lesser or greater importance; many people will agree that the true friends are those who have accompanied us on our moments and more relevant experiences. Friends could well enter the secondary group in our social sphere (known as the first family) is in the "secondary" spaces of our lives where we can find them: the district, club, school, music workshops, arts or dance, language schools... And when we are older: in College, work, and not to forget the "friends of friends" that become part of our own friendly circle.
The term "best friends" is usually interpreted as those who, within all our circle of friendship are with whom we have the highest level of trust, appreciation, affection or maybe in addition to all this are those who know from long, as are older and still attend to our children or the pre-school friends.
Friends share good and bad experiences, mood and comfort come in negative situations, maintain loyalty among themselves and feel identified with the other. In many countries, such is the case of Argentina for example, there is a memorial day to celebrate "friendship" and is just called "friend day". Held on 20 July of each year, and its origin goes back to 1969 when the first man set foot on the lunar surface. Even something as personal and cultural friendship, speaks of different types, such as when it is said that there are friends by correspondence or virtual (through the Internet) or friends of fraternities as happens in universities in the United States and others.
Today, thanks to the virtues of the Web, we know many more people than before and keep in touch with friends from all over the world through the well known social networks that allow linking us with multiple people at the same time, share photos, get involved in groups in common and other activities.
In recent years has been an important debate regarding whether the friendship between people of a different sex is possible without that mediate a romantic interest. Even the discussions are extensive if after breaking a relationship, both can continue a relationship of friendship. It seems that move from friendship to love is much easier to go from love to friendship, don't you think?
There are famous friends like detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson, Batman and Robin, or Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. In all these historical pairs of friends (all of them fictitious), even though one is the protagonist of the story and who takes all honors, itself the message of "you can do nothing alone" is implicit. In all, the help of friends (whether Watson, Robin or Sancho Panza) is essential for the success and the triumph of the protagonist.
In any case, it is common to say that friends only can be counted on the fingers of the hand, and that regardless of all the moments that we taking into our lives, true friends are those who are always.