Friendship

Friendship is a human relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, and affection. Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of putting the other's interest before one's own. Their tastes will be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship.

Types of Friendships

• Romantic friendship
• Soulmate
• Best Friend or Best Girlfriend
• Pen pal
• Internet friendship
• Compadrazgo
• Buddy
• Cuddle Buddy
• Boyfriend/Girlfriend
• Romantic life-partner
• Platonic life-partner
• Compadre/Commadre
• Godparent
• Godsibb
• Gossip
• Families of choice or Chosen families
• Friends with access/Friends with benefits
• Sexualized friendship
• Kula
• pili hoaloha
• Boston marriage
• Blood brotherhood
• Kasendi
• classical Friendship
• Ritual friendship or Religious friendship
• Companionate love
• Intimate relationship
• Love
• Platonic love
• Romantic love
• Brotherhood or Sisterhood