On-Line Friendship(s)

When it comes to finding friends, perhaps the first step is understanding what exactly friendship is. Does it mean you have each other in your Facebook list? Or that you see each other every Tuesday when you play basketball or whatever..? Not really. A relationship needs to have some features for it to be called a friendship.
In order for a friend to truly be considered a friend, he or she has to also believe you are their friend. This can become tricky, because most people have a different idea of what friendship really means. Some people trust new people immediately, and accept them into their heart without asking question.
Other people, however, might act "friendly" with someone but not think of them as a friend for quite a while. Perhaps these types of people need to get know someone better before they think about calling them a friend. It's not perfect world and it can be difficult at times to find 'real' friends.
It should go without saying that real friends make you feel good, and dont bring you down. If someone constantly puts you down, he or she is not a real friend. However, people have bad days and act imperfect, so there are times when a true friend will be negative or hurt your feelings. The way to find out if they are really a friend or a frenemy is to look at the whole of your relationship.
If someone is really your friend, they act in a kind manner. They do nice things for you. Friends don't keep score, but there is a balance to the relationship. Sometimes one friend might be in the "spotlight,"while the other is cheering them on. Friends should understand when the moments is their friends and not theirs.
The other key feature to friendship is a real, face-to-face, relationship. In order to have a real friendship, you have to spend time with each other. An on-line friendship(s) can have a place in your life but many say they aren't the same as a real friendship. we use the world "friendship" in many situations nowadays but that doesn't mean these people are truly your friends. If you need to have a different categories of friends in your life, then chances are it isn't a real friendship.