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• What does friendship mean to you ?

A feeling of mutual affection and trust.

•  Has it always meant the same throughout your life ?

No

• How old are you now ?

29 

• Could you break down the evolution of your idea of friendship throughout different periods of your life ?

a) middle school / high school

b) university

c) first years of working life

d) the most recent stage of your life

As a child, all the people who agreed to play with me and who were more or less my age, were my friends. As a teenager, the notion of friendship was mainly about belonging to a group. Since university, friendship has become a feeling shared by two people, with varying degrees of strength and expression.

• Do you value more romantic relationships than friendships ? Or if you cannot answer this in a straightforward way, could you explain how these two play a role in your life ? Basically here you can write your thoughts on both. 

Friendship is love, less intense than the love I have for my brothers or my girlfriend. Personally, I want my love relationship to last, whereas I know that my friendships can only last for a short time.

• What is the definition of a good friend to you ?

Someone I enjoy spending time with.

• Would you say that you are a good friend ?

A friend is necessarily a good friend. Some people don't like me, but I don't pretend to be everyone's good friend.

• Has it always been the case ?

Yes :)

• If not, what made you change ?

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• Would you say that the way you first saw friendship (its role, its purpose, i.e, what it meant) was influenced by how your parents - or your primary caregiver- interacted with their friends ? (Please do take a moment to think about it)

Oh no! My parents only had family, not really any friends.

• How do you feel when you are with your close friends ? 

Without pressure, we can be together without having to be polite, to be present, to be in a good mood... being together is enough for us to feel good.

• Does it match the definition of friendship you mentioned in the first question ?

Yes

• What are your thoughts on the notion of ‘efforts’ put in relationships in general ? And in friendship in particular ?

I don't really like the word “effort”, at least not in French. I'd say there's more “attention” to be given when friends need it.

• Here you can add any thoughts that you would like to share about this theme.

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When you were answering these questions, I bet you had specific people in mind. So please as soon as you are done answering these, tell your friends that you love them :) 

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