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1、TypesofFriendsItisimpossibletoliveinthisworldalone.Weneedotherpeopleforhelp,company,entertainment,andmore.Ourfriendsmaybethemostimportantofall.Friendsarethepeoplewhoshowyoukindness.Theyarethepeopleoutthereonthefrontlines,defendingyoufrombeinglonelyorbored.The
2、ycallyouup,theylistentoyourcomplaints,theycelebrateyoursuccessesandcurseyourmisfortunes,andyoudothesamefortheminreturn.Theyholdoutthroughcountlesscrisesbeforeconcludingthatthepersonyouaredatingisnogood,andeventhenunderstandifyouignoretheirgoodcounsel.Theyacco
3、mpanyyoutoyourfavoritemovieortosomethingelseyoulike.Theyfeedyourcatwhenyouareoutoftownandpickyouupfromtheairportwhenyougetback.Theycomeovertohelpyoudecidewhattowearonadate,eveniftheydon’tlikethepersonyou’regoingtomeet.Mostly,ourfriendscangointothefollowingsev
4、encategories.RelativeFriendsWhataboutfamilymembers?Mostofthemarepeopleyoujustgostuckwith,andthoughyoulovethem,youmaynothaveverymuchincommon.Butthereisthatrareexception,therelativefriend.Itisyourcousin,youbrother,maybeevenyouraunt.Thetwoofyousharethesameviewso
5、ftheotherfamilymembers.“MegnevershouldhavedivorcedMartin.Hewasthebestthingthateverhappenedtoher.”Youcanconfirmeachother’smemoriesofthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.“Don’tyourememberwhenUncleHankandDaddyhadthatawfulfightinthemiddleofThanksgivingdinner?”“Grandmaa
6、lwayshatedGrandpa’sstampcollection;sheprobablyleftthewindowsopenduringthestormonpurpose.”Whilesomanyfamilyrelationshipsareaffectedbyguiltandobligation,arelationshipwitharelativefriendisrelativelyworry-free.Youdon’tevenhavetohideyourbadhabitsfromthisdelightful
7、person.WhenyouslipoutAuntJoan’sbackdoorforacigarette,sheisalreadythere.WorkFriendsThenthereisthatspecialguyatwork.Likealltheotherpeopleatthejobsite,atfirsthe’sjustpartofthescenery.Butgradually,hestartstostandoutfromthecrowd.Yourfriendshipiscementedbyjokesabou
8、tpeopleyouknowandthoughtfulfavorsaroundtheoffice.“DidyouseeRyan’shair?”“Wanthalfmybread?”Soonyouknowthenamesofhisfish,whathedidlastFridaynight,exactlywhichmodelCDplayerhewantsforhisbirthd
