Mygrandmotheroftensaidtome“Youcancountthenumberofyourtruefriendsonthefingersofonehand.”ForalongtimeIthoughtthiswastrue.HoweverI’venowdiscoveredmygrandmotherwasonlyhalfright.Maybewedoonlymakeafew“best”friendsinourlifetimebutthosearen’ttheonlypeoplethatwecancallfriends.Therearemanydifferenttypes.Letmetellyouaboutafewofthem.
OnetypeoffriendsisthetypeIcallthe“footballmomfriend”.MyneighborSallyisagoodexample.Webothhavekidswhoplayfootballinafootballclubandsomeonehastotakethemtopracticeandpickthemup.SallyandIandtwoothermotherstaketurnstodothis.Wemeetsometimesandhaveteaandtalkaboutwhatourkidsaredoingbutthosearetheonlytimesthatwemeeteachother.Ienjoybeingwiththesewomenbutwedon’tdoanythingelsetogether.
Anothertypeiscalledthe“hobbyfriend”.That’sthepersonyoushareaninterestorahobbywith.MichaelandCaterwhoarebrothersareagoodexampleofthistype.We’reallinabirdwatchingclub.Everyfewweekendsthemembersoftheclubgoonatriptowatchdifferentkindsofbirds.There’snothingromantic(浪漫的)aboutmyrelationshipwithMichaelandCaterofcourse.Wejustshareinterestinbirds.
Thenthere’sthe“otherhalfofthecouple”typeoffriends.JimismarriedtoRoseafriendthatI’veknownsincecollege.WhenRosemarriedJimIrealizedthatIwouldhavetobeJim’sfriendifIwanttocontinuetobeRose’s.JimandIdon’tsharesomanyinterestsbutwedohaveafriendlyrelationship.
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