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1、TypesofFriendsItisimpossibletoliveinthisworldalone.Weneedotherpeopleforhelp,company,entertainment,andmore.Ourfriendsmaybethemostimportantofall.Friendsarethepeoplewhoshowyoukindness.Theyarethepeopleoutthereonthefrontlines,defendingyoufrombeinglonelyorbored.Theycallyouup,theyl
2、istentoyourcomplaints,theycelebrateyoursuccessesandcurseyourmisfortunes,andyoudothesamefortheminreturn.Theyholdoutthroughcountlesscrisesbeforeconcludingthatthepersonyouaredatingisnogood,andeventhenunderstandifyouignoretheirgoodcounsel.Theyaccompanyyoutoyourfavoritemovieortos
3、omethingelseyoulike.Theyfeedyourcatwhenyouareoutoftownandpickyouupfromtheairportwhenyougetback.Theycomeovertohelpyoudecidewhattowearonadate,eveniftheydon’tlikethepersonyou’regoingtomeet.Mostly,ourfriendscangointothefollowingsevencategories.RelativeFriendsWhataboutfamilymembe
4、rs?Mostofthemarepeopleyoujustgostuckwith,andthoughyoulovethem,youmaynothaveverymuchincommon.Butthereisthatrareexception,therelativefriend.Itisyourcousin,youbrother,maybeevenyouraunt.Thetwoofyousharethesameviewsoftheotherfamilymembers.“MegnevershouldhavedivorcedMartin.Hewasth
5、ebestthingthateverhappenedtoher.”Youcanconfirmeachother’smemoriesofthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.“Don’tyourememberwhenUncleHankandDaddyhadthatawfulfightinthemiddleofThanksgivingdinner?”“GrandmaalwayshatedGrandpa’sstampcollection;sheprobablyleftthewindowsopenduringthestormon
6、purpose.”Whilesomanyfamilyrelationshipsareaffectedbyguiltandobligation,arelationshipwitharelativefriendisrelativelyworry-free.Youdon’tevenhavetohideyourbadhabitsfromthisdelightfulperson.WhenyouslipoutAuntJoan’sbackdoorforacigarette,sheisalreadythere.WorkFriendsThenthereistha
7、tspecialguyatwork.Likealltheotherpeopleatthejobsite,atfirsthe’sjustpartofthescenery.Butgradually,hestartstostandoutfromthecrowd.Yourfriendshipiscementedbyjokesaboutpeopleyouknowandthoughtfulfavorsaroundtheoffice.“DidyouseeRyan’shair?”“Wanthalfmybread?”Soonyouknowthenamesofhi
8、sfish,whathedidlastFridaynight,exactlywhichmodelCDplayerhewantsforhisbirthd
