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=== List of friendships ===
; [[Interpersonal relationship|Acquaintance]]: not a true friend—sharing of emotional ties is absent. An example would be a coworker with whom one enjoys eating lunch or having coffee, but would not look to for emotional support. Many "friends" that appear on social networking sites are generally acquaintances in real life.▼
; Agentic friendship: a friendship in which both parties look toward each other for help in achieving practical goals in their personal and professional life.<ref name="McCornack" /> These friends help with completing projects, study for an exam, or help a friend move out. These types of friends value sharing time together, but only if there are no other priorities and the friend is actually available to help in the first place. Emotions and sharing of personal information is of no concern to this type of friend.
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; Best friend (or close friend){{anchor|Best friend|Close friend}}: {{see also|Best friends forever}} A person someone shares extremely strong interpersonal ties with as a friend.
; [[Blood brother]] or blood sister: Either people related by birth, or a circle of friends who swear loyalty by mixing the blood of each member together; the latter carries the risk of transmitting infections such as HIV.
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