Difference between revisions of "Friendship"

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Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague.

In some cultures, the concept of friendship is restricted to a small number of very deep relationships; in others, such as the U.S. and Canada, a person could have many friends, and perhaps a more intense relationship with one or two people, who may be called good friends or best friends. Other colloquial terms include besties or Best Friends Forever (BFFs). Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many such bonds. Such features include choosing to be with one another, enjoying time spent together, and being able to engage in a positive and supportive role to one another.

Sometimes friends are distinguished from family, as in the saying "friends and family", and sometimes from lovers (e.g., "lovers and friends"), although the line is blurred with friends with benefits. Similarly, the friend zone is a term for when someone is restricted from rising up to the status of lover, hence the name (see also Unrequited love).

Friendship has been studied in academic fields, such as communication, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles.

Female-Female Friendships

In general, female-female friendship interactions among children mostly tend to focus on interpersonal connections and mutual support.

Females report more anxiety, jealousy, and relational victimization and less stability related to their friendships.

Women tend to be more expressive and intimate in their same-sex friendships and have a smaller range of friends.

Females are more likely to define it in shared emotional experiences.

Male-Male Friendships

Among children male-male interaction tends to be more focused on social status. As a result, they may actively discourage the expression of emotional needs.

Males report higher levels of physical victimization. Nevertheless, males and females tend to report relative satisfaction levels with their friendships.

Males are more likely to define intimacy in terms of shared physical experiences.

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/study-shows-males-are-more-tolerant-of-same-sex-peers.html

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211122138.htm

https://www.iier.org.au/iier26/mjaavatn.pdf

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 Males are more likely to define intimacy in terms of shared physical experiences.
-Males are less likely to make emotional or personal disclosures to other males because they could use this information against them. However, they will disclose this information to females (as they are not in competition with them), and males tend to regard friendships with females as more meaningful, intimate, and pleasant. Male-male friendships are generally more like alliances, while female-female friendships are much more attachment-based. As a result, this also means that the end of male-male friendships tends to be less emotionally upsetting than that of female-female friendships.
-Women tend to be more socially adept than their male peers among older adults. As a result, many older men may rely upon a female companion, such as a spouse, to compensate for their comparative lack of social skills.  One study found that women in Europe and North America were slightly more likely than men to self-report having a best friend.
 https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/study-shows-males-are-more-tolerant-of-same-sex-peers.html