There are many levels of friendships. The relationship we have with someone in the early stages of a friendship is not the same as what we experience as the friendship grows and matures. There are acquaintances who you see regularly, buddies who you play with. There are friends whom we term as consultants and they are there to offer advice and also dearest friends who will go through it all with you.
All levels of friendship require a commitment and effective communication. Best friends are seen as treasures and comforters when there is a good communication. The deepest stage of friendship is the most rewarding and also the most demanding http://lifeofj.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/the-4-levels-of-friendship/
According to Reem Abeidoh's reflection on Social Impressions, http://www.reemabeidoh.com/social-media/the-5-levels-of-social-media-relationships/ there are five levels of friendships. Jedi, who serves as a mentor and can provide you information on things you can never learn. iBestfriend, this is a relationship where you feel comfortable with sharing information with that individual. Buddy is when you lay the foundation for a strong relationship. E-quaintance is where you know very little about each personal lives and lastly, link lover, these are friends you don't intend to keep them around, it is solely in your IM to link stories to. There are people who are nervous and conscious when meeting people for the first time. They believe that first impressions are important http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N33q303jSy0&feature=related.
Now if I may know can the virtual world and the real world have the same levels of friends?
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Lina the question you posed above is interesting and I dare to say that nowadays friendship online can be equal if not even stronger than face to face friends. We live in a time where online friends is the in thing rather than the other type of friendship. For example take a look at this online article and see how some people view their online friends http://chris.pirillo.com/is-a-virtual-friend-a-real-friend/. Lets face it people really do not have the time to make friends the way that it was traditionally done in the past. Now a friend is just a click away. by Collette
ReplyDeleteHi Lina,
ReplyDeleteI checked out the levels of friendship blog, and found myself putting the people I know into different levels. I feel lucky to have acquaintances, buddies, consultants and dearest friends. Thanks for the link.