Friendship

thumb|Best Friends by Romualdo Locatelli (1934)

thumb|Romeo and Juliet, by [[Frank Dicksee, considered to be the archetypal romantic couple, depicting the play's iconic balcony scene]]

non-romantic love

day for celebrating friendship

' (Pali: ') is a Sanskrit term that refers to benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness, amity, good will, and active interest in others. The term appears in various ancient and medieval Indian texts, such as the Upanishads, Jain Sutras and Buddhist Suttas. Within Buddhism, it is notably the first of the four sublime states (), one of the ten of Theravāda Buddhism, and expounded upon in the Metta Sutta.

thumb|240px|In 2017, US President Barack Obama's relationship with US Vice President [[Joe Biden was described as a "bromance".]]

platonic relationship wherein one person wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship, while the other does not

In Greek mythology, Philotes (; Ancient Greek: ) was a minor goddess or spirit (daimones) personifying affection, friendship, and sexual intercourse.

one of at least two people who regularly write to each other, particularly via postal mail

sensual proximity or touching

type of bracelet

legendary friends from Syracuse

ancient proverb

phenomenon that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average

relationship between two or more people who have met online

interpersonal relationship term: a platonic friendship including sex

very close but non-sexual relationship between friends, often involving a degree of physical and emotional intimacy

thumb Frenemy is a portmanteau of the words friend and enemy that refers to "a person whom one is friendly with, despite a dislike or rivalry" or "a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy".

intense friendship

concept advanced by Marxist Social Class Theory

friendship between an unrelated male and female

formation of close personal relationship between men

A womance is a close but non-sexual, non-romantic relationship between two or more women. It is an exceptionally tight affectional, homosocial female bonding relationship exceeding that of usual friendship, and is distinguished by a particularly high level of emotional intimacy.

human contact that exists because of a mutual friend

formation of a close personal relationship between women

Type of tourism

bond that is formed between animals of different species

thumb|John Simpson Kirkpatrick|Simpson and his donkey exemplify the spirit of mateship. Mateship is an Australian cultural idiom that embodies equality, loyalty and friendship. Russel Ward, in The Australian Legend (1958), once saw the concept as central to the Australian people. Mateship derives from mate, meaning friend, commonly used in Australia as an amicable form of address.