Friendship, Frenemy and The enemy of my enemy is my friend

Day 2,879, 21:44 • Published in India India • by iam dinko

Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier.

Three significant factors make the formation of a friendship possible:
• proximity, which means being near enough to see each other or do things together;
• repeatedly encountering the person informally and without making special plans to see each other; and
• opportunities to share ideas and personal feelings with each other.

"Frenemy" (less commonly spelled "frienemy") is an oxymoron and a portmanteau of "friend" and "enemy" that can refer to either an enemy pretending to be a friend or someone who really is a friend but also arival. The term is used to describe personal, geopolitical, and commercial relationships both among individuals and groups or institutions. The word has appeared in print as early as 1953.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend is an ancient proverb which suggests that two opposing parties can or should work together against a common enemy. The earliest known expression of this concept is found in a Sanskrit treatise on statecraft dating to around the 4th century BC, while the first recorded use of the current English version came in 1884. Some suggest that the proverb is of Arabic origin.
The proverb is sometimes phrased as "the enemy of mine enemy is my friend" or "my enemy's enemy is my friend."

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