1. Friendship ch 9

2. »Think about 3 qualities you associate with friendship, share them with your partner.

3. I thou or I it »Thou-treating the other as a subject with an inner life »It-treating the other as an object to be used

4. Who are our true friends? 1.Bring out the best 2.Loyal and honest 3.Mutual and equal 4.Accepting 5.Available and generous

5. Levels of Friendship Close Friends Acquaintances Collaborators Buddies relatives

6. Close Friends »Someone that you could disclose anything to »A true gift

7. acquaintances »Coworkers, schoolmates, neighbors, and social contacts »People we touch base with occasionally »We know who they are and a bit about them

8. Think of 5 acquaintances which on might become a close friend?

9. collaborators »People with a common interest »Someone we work together with on a project »The relationship may end after the project is completed

10. buddies »Form around a mutual interest or activity

11. buddies »Activity based »Relies on an activity »Dissolves when the activity ends »Buddy-ism reigns »We need to rely on more than buddies

12. Relatives as friends »Relatives can be friends too

13. when a friendship ends… »Distance, change, competition, envy, money and favors, over dependence, betrayal »Letting go »How can we enable ourselves or others to let go?