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1、.专业.专注.TypesofFriendsItisimpossibletoliveinthisworldalone.Weneedotherpeopleforhelp,company,entertainment,andmore.Ourfriendsmaybethemostimportantofall.Friendsarethepeoplewhoshowyoukindness.Theyarethepeopleoutthereonthefrontlines,defendingyoufrombeinglonelyorbored.Theycallyouup,theylistentoyourcom
2、plaints,theycelebrateyoursuccessesandcurseyourmisfortunes,andyoudothesamefortheminreturn.Theyholdoutthroughcountlesscrisesbeforeconcludingthatthepersonyouaredatingisnogood,andeventhenunderstandifyouignoretheirgoodcounsel.Theyaccompanyyoutoyourfavoritemovieortosomethingelseyoulike.Theyfeedyourcat
3、whenyouareoutoftownandpickyouupfromtheairportwhenyougetback.Theycomeovertohelpyoudecidewhattowearonadate,eveniftheydon’tlikethepersonyou’regoingtomeet.Mostly,ourfriendscangointothefollowingsevencategories.RelativeFriendsWhataboutfamilymembers?Mostofthemarepeopleyoujustgostuckwith,andthoughyoulov
4、ethem,youmaynothaveverymuchincommon.Butthereisthatrareexception,therelativefriend.Itisyourcousin,youbrother,maybeevenyouraunt.Thetwoofyousharethesameviewsoftheotherfamilymembers.“MegnevershouldhavedivorcedMartin.Hewasthebestthingthateverhappenedtoher.”Youcanconfirmeachother’smemoriesofthingsthat
5、happenedalongtimeago.“Don’tyourememberwhenUncleHankandDaddyhadthatawfulfightinthemiddleofThanksgivingdinner?”“GrandmaalwayshatedGrandpa’sstampcollection;sheprobablyleftthewindowsopenduringthestormonpurpose.”Whilesomanyfamilyrelationshipsareaffectedbyguiltandobligation,arelationshipwitharelativef
6、riendisrelativelyworry-free.Youdon’tevenhavetohideyourbadhabitsfromthisdelightfulperson.WhenyouslipoutAuntJoan’sbackdoorforacigarette,sheisalreadythere.WorkFriendsThenthereisthatspecialguyatwork.Likealltheotherpeopleatthejobsite,atfirsthe’sjustpartofthescenery.Butgradually,hestartstostandoutfrom
7、thecrowd.Yourfriendshipiscementedbyjokesaboutpeopleyouknowandthoughtfulfavorsaroundtheoffice.“DidyouseeRyan’shair?”“Wanthalfmybread?”Soonyouknowthenamesofhisfish,whathedidlastFridaynight,exactlywhichmodelCDplayerhewantsforhi
