A Woman 's Relationship With Her Friends

To understand the value of relationships in Shakespeare’s works, it is imperative to first understand the dynamic of male-to-male friendships and their influence on martial ties. During the Elizabethan era, male-to-male relations were far different than they are in our current day and time. During that period, relationships were centered heavily on the societal place an individual held. This ensured that one could only be a legitimate friend with someone if they were of the same sex and the same social class. Thus, guaranteeing equality of the relationship. Furthermore, some authors of the Elizabethan era held more qualifiers for such bonds. For example, Elyot adds the qualifier that males cannot establish their relationships on profit or pleasure if the bond is to be of value and legitimacy (344). When viewed through this strict lens, there exists a narrow division to who can be friends, especially when it comes to those of higher social and monetary standing. Due to these qualifiers and dynamics, husband and wife could not exist as friends because they were not equals due to their position in the household and their opposite genders. In the analogy of the sun and the moon, the wife must serve as the moon and reflect her spouse’s light: submissive to his needs and obedient to his authority. If a husband and wife did procure a friendship, it would be unnatural according to Montaigne. He inflexibly believed women to possess too unpredictable and fiery of a demeanor for a

In chapter ten, multiple concepts/theories are mentioned. The two concepts/theories I will be focusing on are, The Nature of Friendship and Pressures on Friendships. The nature of friendship has to do with the fact that unlike any other relationship friendship is voluntary. Also in any friendship, there is “five basic expectations,” (Wood 283). These expectations have to do with what a friend is and what happens between friends. They are the willingness to invest, emotional closeness, acceptance, trust, and support. Another concept/theory is pressures on friendships. When it comes to pressures on friendships, there could be internal or external tensions occurring. Internal tensions include: relational dialectics, diverse communication styles, and sexual attraction. While external tensions include: competing demands, personal changes, and geographic distance.

In All Kinds of Friends by Judith Viorst, she explains how there is six type of friends: Convenience friends, Special-interest friends, Historical friends, Cross-generational friends, and Close friends. The one friendship that I can relate to the most would be to a close friend. The one person that I consider to be a close friend would be a tiny little Asian named Brittney. We met during our junior year of high school. How we came to be friends was through a basketball teammate that introduce us while we were hanging out.

In the passage, How to Be Friends with Another Women written by Roxane Gay elaborates on relationship with friends with various type of women feminists.Roxane Gay also talks about how women are daily regarding to their social culture but also their lifestyle regarding with friends. Roxane Gay guide us females on how we should be more honest and aware of our friend choice in their taste of lifestyle on the other hand, I truly disagree.

On these pages, Katie can be seen to be suffering from anxiety. An example of this would be when she states “When were they saying? Had I done something wrong in class? My stomach contracted with dread…” (Page 128). This struggle of hers originates to the death of her parents. As a result of them dying, she has developed an anxiety problem and a constant fear of being a disappointed for people, and especially

Lennie and George, the inseparable pair, are always travelling together. Some people living in 1930’s California find this fact a little bit odd, but to George and Lennie, it is second nature. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the traditional views of friendship are challenged when the reader meets the main characters, one of whom is suffering from a disability that prohibits him from being able to learn and comprehend basic concepts such as remembering facts or following directions. The other friend, George Milton, grows increasingly frustrated with having to deal with the disability, and continually complains about it; regardless of that, Lennie Small and his lifelong friend George

A woman without parental guidance can be disrespectful to people that she interacts with on a daily basics. This is another aspect that goes into being a bad friend. In “Seconds” the graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley shows a disrespectful side to Katie when she says “and what do we have here? Oh. It’s garbage”(32), when she is overlooking what Andrew has prepared. When Katie insults Chef Andrew’s cooking he gets very angry with her, and begins to yell at her in the middle of the kitchen. O’Malley also shows Andrews anger by turning his face red and having smoke coming out of his head. Even though Andrew and Katie were is in relationship shortly after Katie this argument Andrew broke it off with Katie. When a woman is insulting to her so call friends, it can

A woman without parental guidance can be disrespectful to people that she interacts with on a daily basics. This is another aspect that goes into being a bad friend. In “Seconds” the graphic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley shows a disrespectful side to Katie when she says “and what do we have her? Oh. It’s garbage”(32), when she is overlooking what Andrew has prepared. When Katie insults Chef Andrew’s cooking he gets very angry with her, and begins to yell at her in the middle of the kitchen. O’Malley also shows Andrews anger by turning his face red and having smoke coming out of his head. Even though Andrew and Katie were is in relationship shortly after Katie this argument Andrew broke it off with Katie. When woman is insulting to her so call friends, it

model of oppression on which all others are based" (35). Rich further develops this point by suggesting

If you have ever had to witness a family member,close friend or an acquaintance struggle with a terminal illness like cancer or any other debilitating and devastating disease,you may be one of many of us that suffer from “whattosayitis”.

The five factors that predict interpersonal relationships are: proximity, familiarity, similarity, physical appearance, and reciprocity. Proximity refers to the geographical location of persons. People are more likely to initiate, engage, or maintain relationships if someone’s geographical location is near or convenient to the person they are to pursue. Relationships, whether romantic or platonic, are not as likely to be initiated if the proximity does not allow individuals to cross paths or maintain a certain level of communication. As well, familiarity plays an important role in the fostering of relationships. People are said to have an increased attraction and fondness for individuals that they see more often than those they do not. In lay terms, similarity can be summed up by saying that people enjoy the presence of those like (or similar) to them. Individuals are more often drawn to and feel less intimidated by others that share their culture and belief systems; thus, are more likely to form relationships with them. Next, is physical attractiveness; which can be defined in two different ways. First off, people tend to believe that beautiful things equal good things and are more likely to seek out relationships with individuals they find beautiful. However, people are also likely to form relationships with people they believe to be on

We seek relationships for many different reasons. There are romatic relationships and friendships we seek and form, to name a few. The factors on why we form relationships are appearance, similarity, complementarity, recipricocal attraction, competence, disclosure, proximity, and rewards. We say appearance doesn't matter, but it does, especially important in the early stages of relationships. The more the phsyical attractive a person is the more that person will be desirable. Similarity is something we look for in a relationship. Research shows we like people who are similar to ourselves. I agree, but I think when it comes to romatic relationships similarity is not always good, because if the person is too similar to the their partner; then

There are a lot of important things in life. However, one of the most important things for people to survive in this world is friendship. Without friendship, people can die of loneliness. What do you think about your friends? Do you like your friends? There are a lot of different types of friends. There are friends that I like and some friends with whom I do not get along. Friends with positive characteristics such as reliable, trustworthy and faithful whom I usually get along with are the one that tend to have more friends and the negative one whom I usually not get along with tend to be alone. However, friends with negative characteristic can also give us some good examples of seeing double sides of something, like, a character can be

Growing up I could identify my friends whom I found to be more sensitive, friendly and imaginative. These were the friends that I could turn to when I had a problem I needed to talk through or someone who was sincere and honest in their advice while being mindful of my feelings. I could also identify with these friends because I have always been one to make sure everyone else is taken care of before myself. These “blues” are the most genuine people I have met throughout life, but I have also found in my classroom. Just three days ago, one of my students answered a question that normally does not volunteer to participate. He answered correctly and his fellow peer whom he is not within the same social circle could not be more proud of him. She was astonished and proud of his answer and continued to whisper (loudly) across the room good job with her thumbs up until he realized her recognition and smiled back with a thank you. I was so proud to have this student in my classroom showing such compassion for another student. This generation is criticized for only thinking of themselves and although not untrue, it is moments like that, that remind me of how lucky I am to have blues in the classroom. As blues strengths including caring for others and sharing their emotions are compromised by them feeling hurt or treated unjustly, they take it personally. It’s important to reassure and validate their feelings.

When I was in sixth grade, I had no friends. Simple as that, nobody really liked me. I sat with two of my friends at lunch that I’d been friends with since forever. But most of my friends from elementary school just stopped talking to me. They became popular, while I definitely did NOT. I was super nerdy and more of a try-hard than I am today. I came across as kind of self-absorbed and full of myself. But, really, more than anything I was lonely. I pushed away what I wanted most. I just wanted friends.