Three types of friendship in interpersonal relationship

There are three types of friendship in interpersonal relationship.
That is, friendship of reciprocity, friendship of receptivity, and friendship of association.
In the other ways, there are the ways of mix in between a friendship.

Friendship of reciprocity is mean characterized by loyalty, self-sacrifice, mutual affection, and generosity.
This is mean the way of mix in two people between the friendship is two people are giver and taker.
Both of them are giving and receiving in the relationship.

Friendship of receptivity is mean imbalance of giving and receiving.
This mean the way of mix in two people between the friendship is one people is giver and one people is taker.
One of them always giving and the other always receiving in the relationship.

Friendship of association is mean no great loyalty, no great trust, no great giving or receiving.
This is mean the way of mix in two people between the friendship is two people are not giver and taker.
None of them are giving and receiving in the relationship.

Friendship of receptivity and friendship of association will unable to be long term relationship.
Because, this is an unbalance relationship, the people who always giving will tire in a day, and the people who always receiving will only know receive but don’t know how to give.
Sameness, none of them will give and receive, that mean they won’t have a relation.

In contrast, friendship of receptivity might be able to be long term relationship.
Because, this is a balance relationship in spite of their mentality or reflection
Two people in this type friendship will get a long term relationship.

By: Tan Yong Wei