Challenges to Friendship

As discussed in the chapter there are many challenges and tensions between friends that can affect friendship. Some of them are internal like misunderstandings and other are external like interests as well as geographic distance. The website is a great source to find some inspirational poems and quotes for friends. The advice forum was a great source to ask questions in how to deal with a friend of different sex. I came across an advice forum where boy wants to be only a friend with a girl so he can focus on studies and he needed help to control his sexual feelings. The advice was similar to the book that he should think that if he wants to be romantically involved with that girl or just be friends with her and carry on the friendship for a long time. Although it is hard to control feelings for person of opposite sex but it is possible. I have a female friend and we have known each other for six years, I care about her and have feelings but I don't have any sexual feelings for her because she is only my friend and trusts me. I respect her trust and since last six years we have hung out with each other almost every other day and never had any sexual contact. It depends on the person about what type of friendship they prefer.