Friends of Variety

Friends of Variety

Friendship is very important to many people. A friend is a person one knows well,

and is also someone who will listen to a persons problems and give advice. Being a

friend is just as important as having a friend. There are different kinds of friends: the best

friend, the associate, and the friend of convenience.

A person can have more than one best friend. Many people think of their best

friends as part of their own family. A best friend is someone who will set aside

everything to help a friend in need, someone to enjoy a few laughs with, and someone to

give praise in times of achievement. Many people think of their spouse as being a best

friend. When a person is having a rough day, (maybe the person lost a job), one usually

calls his or her best friend first. The best friend is the one who not only consoles, but also

finds a way to lift a friend’s spirits. Many people feel comfortable telling anything to a

best friend, even the most embarrassing details. A person who has a friend he or she can

confide in is very lucky.

An associate is a person one speaks to on occasion. Sometimes an associate can

be an old friend one has not seen in a long time, or an ex-best friend who may not be as

trustworthy as believed to be. The people one associates with, or talks to seldom, is

considered a friend by association. An associate is not necessarily a person that is

untrustworthy. Some friends who are classified by a person to be associates could later

become a best friend.

The friend of convenience is the worst kind of friend to have. He or she usually

only calls or visits when he or she wants something. Having friends who only associate

with a person when it is convenient for them is worrisome. The convenience friend is the

one who will call in the middle of the night to ask a favor, and once the favor is done he

or she will not call back until something