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• Teenage Friendships


  • During the middle and late teen years, adolescents start establishing strong ties and bonds with their friends and peers. They spend more time with their circle of friends rather than with their family.

  Friendships provide a safe venue with which teens feel secure to explore their identities, express themselves without inhibition, share problems and concerns, pursue thrills and adventures without fear, and simply "rule the world" in the company of their friends.
• Peer Influence


  • Peer influence plays a significant role in middle and late adolescence. This may be a concern, particularly for parents, when they notice their teens increasingly becoming preoccupied with their friends.

  Friends can be strong motivation to engage in sports, community, or may also be positive. Friends can also dissuade a person from indulging in unsafe and unhealthy behaviors.

  With constant companionship and togetherness, teenage friendships may reach different levels and grow into best friends, cliques, or deep friendships.
• Interpersonal Attraction


  Interpersonal attraction refers to forces or elements that make people like each other. It is a positive attitude or fondness that draws people toward each other.
• Factors influencing interpersonal attraction


  • Physical Attractiveness

  Physical Proximity

  Similarity

  Reciprocal Liking

  Familiarity
• Types of Love


  • Philia - Love between friends

  Eros - Sense of being in love

  Storge - Affection

  Agape - Unconditional love

  Philautia - Self-compassion

  Mania - Obsessiveness over a love partner

  Ludus - Flirting and beginning stages of intimate love

  Pragma - Mature love that develops over time
• Triangular Theory of Love

  • Developed by psychologist Robert Sternberg, it encompasses the human experiences of love.
• Ways to become responsible in a relationship

  • Clarify your boundaries

  2. Learn to communicate

  3. Invest in an "emotional bank account"

  4. Learn to forgive others

  5. Consult Professionals