CHARACTERISTICS OF FRIENDSHIPS
Companionship: Is the person that we chose to spend
time with when we get along. The person that shares interest with us, and that somebody
that we love to spend time with. There can be ups and downs. Not everything is
happiness.
Respect: To have boundaries and not to opinionate in
the other person’s life. Also to be honest with each other.
Acceptance: To let the other person be free and to let
them make their own decisions and not judge them.
Help: To provide assistance without being asked for. To
lend a hand in time of need.
Trust: To be able to talk to that someone and know
that you can talk to them and that they will not disclose any private
information.
Loyalty: To be able to count on one another with no
excuses.
Mutuality: When your friend is having problems or in
need it will affect you the same way it will affect them.
Reciprocity: To be able to provide favors the same way
we receive them. Also to be able to lend a hand the same way we use that hand
when we need it.
My friend’s name is Jazmine, and with her I learned to
have a good companionship. We both enjoy spending time together. She has been
my friend for about twenty three years. We travel once a year and we are able
to talk about everything. Jazmine and I have limits of respect. If I do not
like something I immediately tell her or she tells me. She accepts me for who I
am and I accept her for who she is. We had to make decisions together in many
occasions, and we learn to accept with confidence each other’s decisions and
opinions. She was born sick and I have been able to help her as much as I
possibly can. I go to her doctor’s visits and I am there for her during
surgeries. There has been times that I am not strong emotionally for her, but
she is there helping me when I need it the most. She gives me the support I
need. We talk all the time and we trust each other with anything. We trust each
other with money and also with important decisions. We are very loyal people
and we know that we can count on each other. Also when either one of us is
having problems we mutually feel whatever affects the other person. We also
argue and sometimes we may not agree to something, but we discuss it and
problem solved.
Connect core concepts in health, 12th ed., Insel
Paul M., Roth Walton T.
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