Friendship

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'' (''BFF''s). Although there are many forms of friendship, certain features are common to many such bonds, such as 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, being in the ''friend zone'' describes someone who is restricted from rising from the status of friend to that of lover (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. Provided by Wikipedia

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Published 1773
printed by J. W. Piercy; and sold by G. Robinson in Pater-Noster-Row, London

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Published 1767
printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall

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Published 1779
printed, for J. Robertson, Panton Street, Hay-Market

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Published 1795
Printed and sold by Daniel Isaac Eaton, printer and bookseller to the Supreme Majesty of the people, at the Cock and Swine, No. 74, Newgate-street

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Published 1785

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Published 1756
Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's-Church-Yard: and sold by all booksellers

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Published 1744
Printed for Lawton Gilliver, and sold by J. Roberts in Warwick-lane