Introduction: the Ambiguity of Friendship

Abstract

For a long time I was single. I relied heavily on friends for company, support and affection. And most of the time I was happy about that. Implicitly, I agreed with Aristotle: who would choose to live without friends even if they had every other good thing, he said. Moreover, I regarded myself as exceptionally lucky with my friends and still do.

Their relationship consisted

In discussing if it existed.

Thom Gunn