Posted by TerryS (24.24.79.45) on August 03, 2000 at 09:34:24:
So what's a friend?
-Friends are here to provide us with companionship so that
we are not alone in the world.
-Friends are here so that we can share parts of ourselves
with them, helping us validate who we are by having
something in common with someone else.
-They act as mirrors, reflecting back to us who we are and
how we come across to others.
-Friends meet some of our needs for touch, intellectual
stimulation, recreation, emotional security, and
spirituality.
We have so many needs that it is impossible to have them
met by only one or two people.