What do you look for in a friend? What do you think makes a true friendship
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I’d just like to start a topic about what each of you look for in a friendship. And what qualities you think define true friendship. Don’t know if this topic has been posted before..so the mods have to help me out here. Friendship is one of the few things we can choose for ourselves. Apart from our partners and our friends, all other relationships are given to us.
Personally, for me true friendship is as equally valuable, for different reasons, than true love. For me, i guess, true friendship must have a couple of qualities. True friends are reliable, non judgmental, trust worthy, someone who considers your happiness, your dreams and wishes as more important than theirs. And would do anything to help you achieve them. Someone who would sacrifice their own happiness, in a heartbeat, for the other person.
What is your definition of true friendship? Is true friendship more precious and rare than true love? Or are they both infinitely precious? Do they sometimes go hand in hand- like someone who is a true love would always be a true friend?
Its interesting that some of the most enduring friendships have been same sex friendships (female and male.) And that a same sex friendship was responsible for the following poem now quoted widely as a love poem in mainstream movies and by people of all sexual orientations.
