Chapter 9

Friends, Lovers and Families

1. Frienship
- interpersonal relationship
- characterized by mutual positive regard: trust, emotional support & sharing interest
- friendship types:
    > the friendship of reciprocity
    > the friendship of receptivity
    > the friendship of association
- development stages of friendship
    a. initial contact & acquaintanceship
    b. casual friendship
    c. close and intimate friendship
- value of friendship can be affected by: culture, gender differences & technology

2. Romantic relationship
- types of love:
    > eros- love that comes out physical attraction, beauty and appearance
    > ludus- represents the thrill of excitement and pleasure seeking, temporary measures
    > storge- represents the act of seeking for love but without passion and emotion
    > pragma- more concern about the benefits that they could gain from the relationship
    > mania- they love the thrill of having love and depressed or worried of having love
    > agape- unconditional love

3. Families
- each family has their own uniqueness and characteristics, but they do normally follow a certain set of rules and criteria, such as:
    > define roles
    > recognition of responsibilities
    > shared history & future
    > shared living space
- type:
    > traditional couples
    > independent couples
    > separate couples
- family and communication:
    a. equality
    b. balanced split
    c. unbalanced split
    d. monopoly