Week 10, Friends, Lovers and Families.

In life, we will meet many people,

but out of this wide array we will develop relatively few relationship

that we would call friendships.

Friendship is an interpersonal relationship between two persons that is mutually productive and characterized by mutual positive regard.

The components of this definition is

• Friendship is an interpersonal relationship.  (Communication interactions must have taken place between the people.)
• Friendships must be mutually productive. ( They can not be destructive to either of the involved parties.)
• Friendships are characterized by mutual positive regard. ( You like your friend and your friend likes you.)

 There are also a few type of friendship which is,

• The friendship of reciprocity
• The friendship of receptivity
• The friendship of association

Friendships develop over time in stages. For example, at first you guys are strangers,

but after you two meet you guys became friends.

 

 

Beside that, we also learn romantic relationship.

Like friendships, romantic partnerships come in different styles as well.

For example, Eros love (Beauty and sexuality), Ludus love ( Entertainment and excitement), Storge love ( Peaceful and slow ), Pragma love ( Practical and traditional ), Mania love (Elation and depression.) and Agape love ( Compassionate and selfless ).

 

 

Family are central to contemporary life.

Family is important for us and each family has their own uniqueness and characteristic.

There are also a few types of family which is traditional couples, independent couples, separate couple.