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Should you be interested to know more about this network of friendship, please send an email to: [mailto:info@daynal.org] .
Should you be interested to know more about this network of friendship, please send an email to: [mailto:info@daynal.org] .
'''Friendship''' is a term used to denote ''co-operative and supportive behavior'' between two or more people. In this sense, the term connotes a [[Interpersonal relationship|relationship]] which involves mutual [[knowledge]], [[esteem]], and [[affection]] and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit [[loyalty]] towards each other, often to the point of [[altruism]]. Their [[taste (aesthetics)|tastes]] will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping [[human behavior|behavior]], such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective [[behavior]]s. Yet for many, friendship is nothing more than the [[Trust (sociology)|trust]] that someone or something will not harm them.
[[Value (personal and cultural)|Value]] that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis:
* the tendency to desire what is [[altruism|best for the other]],
* [[sympathy]] and [[empathy]],
* [[honesty]], perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the [[truth]], especially in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of one's counterpart
* mutual [[understanding]].
In a comparison of [[interpersonal relationship|personal relationships]], friendship is considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of [[intimacy]] in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association can be thought of as spanning across the same continuum. The study of friendship is included in [[sociology]], [[anthropology]], [[philosophy]], and [[zoology]]. Various theories of friendship have been proposed, among which are [[social psychology]], [[social exchange theory]], [[equity theory]], relational [[dialectics]], and [[attachment styles]]. ''See [[Interpersonal relationship#Theories of interpersonal relationships|Interpersonal relationships]]''
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