Friendship Vs Dating: What’s Better?

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“Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.” Jane Austen

Friendship, being a source of happiness, is a necessary aspect of living. It binds us in healthy relationships, as well as serves as a useful communication link among us. Our friendship with others in the society will give us a sense of security and belonging, besides a feeling of strength and vitality. Moreover, it gives us the opportunity to satisfy our wish to love and help others, and in turn, to have our help and services reciprocated by them in equal measure. Friendship is, therefore, a two-way process. Besides linking us with the rest of society, it serves as a conduit through which others may influence us.

Friendship plays an important role in shaping our personality. Though our family backgrounds influence our behaviour considerably, it is the social environment in which we live, that determines to a great extent our attitude and outlook towards society. Whereas a good friendship results in a healthy personality and polished behaviour, a bad one leads to the opposite outcomes. Hence, choosing friends is a crucial task we undertake in our lives.

However, friendship may not always be healthy and beneficial. The wrong choice of friends in early life may push a person into a life of evil and vice. Just as the causes of our success may be traced to inspiring friendships, so our drawbacks will point to undesirable ones.

Though evil friendship, which is aimed at personal gains, usually does not last long, the effect it might have on society is often terrible. During the Second Work War, Hitler and Mussolini entered into an alliance of convenience for their selfish gains. Though it lasted only a few years, by the time the war ended, the world had paid a heavy price, in terms of lost human lives and destruction.

Friendship, in order to provide all-round benefit, should be based on trust and sincerity. It should not be fostered with the intention of cheating or exploiting others. Friendship is best tested in times of trouble. True friendship is indicated by the help one gives one’s friends in their difficult times. As the saying goes, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”