FRIENDSHIP

a real friend I can rely on him

a close friend trust him
sincere confide in him
patient I like his company
sympathetic He thinks the same way as I do
hurt I can be natural with him
disappointed sincere with him
to have a problem myself with him
to be in trouble He let me down
to keep a secret I was badly let down

1. Where, when or how did you first meet 7. Do you see any difference in the kind of
most of your friends ? Check as many as friendship you can have with a man and
* chilhood * jobs with a woman ?
* sports * neighbors Can a man and woman be close friends
* organizations * college or univ. without being in love with each other ?
* high school * within the family Can your husband or wife ever be your best
friend ?
2. What qualities do you like in a friend ?
Check the five that you think are the most 8. If you wove to a new town, a new school or
important ? a new job, do you make new friends easily?
* sense of humor * intelligence why is it more difficult for some people to
* warmth * physical beauty make friends than it is for others ?
* loyalty * independence
* honesty * similar religion 9. How have you made your friendships ?
* similiar educational background How and where have you met your friends?

4. Do you have a close friend ?In what ways 10. Has there been a period in your life when
is this friendship important in your life ? you had no friends ? What was the reason ?
What effect did this have on your life ?
5. Do you know everything about your best
friend ? Does he (or she) know everything 11. Are there some people who can never have
about you ? close friends ?
If your best friend is in trouble and doesn’t Are there some people who don’t want
confide in you, what do you feel ? close friends ?
Are there people who don’t want any
6. Is it important for close friends to think the friends ?
same way on important subjects ?
Can a communist be friend with a
conservative, an atheist with a religious
person, and so on ?
What difficulties will such people have if
they are friends ?