Blog Prompt 15: Do you agree with Aristotle’s proposition that there are three types of friendship: friendship of pleasure, friendship of utility, and friendships in virtue? Can you identify people in your life that fall into any of the three categories?
I do agree with aristotle that there are three types of friendships. The main reason I believe this is true is simply because all my friendships are different. In society code-switching is something very common in humans. The way I behave in a classroom is different from the person I am at home. This naturally leads me to act differently around people as well as create different friendships with different people.
The friendships of pleasure that I’ve created over the years are typically the people I feel myself around. I know that it’s not necessary talking to a friend of pleasure to know that if I need them, they’d be there. An example of this would be my childhood friend. She is like a sister to me because her mother raised me and we’ve had the best childhood together. Although we are no longer neighbors, that doesn’t stop us from having the best friendship ever. I don’t see her often but when we’re together, there is never a dull moment with her. We can never stop laughing and catching each other up on each other’s lives. We also don’t text or call each other often but when we have something to say or share, we’re always there. We give each other advice and hype each other up over every stage of our lives. Another friendship of pleasure would be my best friend. We’ve known each other since elementary and have stayed friends. We always look out for each other and are brutally honest with one another. She’s like my other half. She’s always the person I go to when I’m upset and when we see each other we are always laughing and sharing the funny and ridiculous things that happen to us. Since we both have school and she works, we don’t have time to see each other or talk but we always find ways around our schedule. When we’re around each other, we have the best time and we always pick each other up.
Friendships of utility are normally my school friends. The people I meet at school and only talk to during classes are friends of utility because we mainly talk about class work and. I would never find myself talking about my personal issues or life story to them even if they asked. I’m a friendly person so I would probably talk to them outside of class but only if I’m comfortable. I wouldn’t really ask them much about their lives but I would listen to them if they needed to talk to me. In the SESI program from school, there are many students around my age but I just don’t find myself making many more friends only because I’ve already met most of them and there is no connection with the other students. They’re friendly people but I don’t see myself being their friend in the long run. Some are funny and make me laugh but that would be about it.
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