Imagine you have 5 best friends who each help you do different things, just like how you use your favorite toys to play different games.
Level 1: This is your super close friend, the one who plays with you every day and knows all your secrets. You can’t live without them!
Level 2: These are your very good friends, they know a lot about you, but maybe not all your secrets. They hang out with you most of the time.
Level 3: These are your good friends, they know some things about you and sometimes join in on your games or stories, but not every day.
Level 4: These are your okay friends, you see them around school, maybe at lunch, but you don’t play together that much.
Level 5: This is the friend who just says “hi” to you sometimes, like when they pass by in the hallway. They know your name, but not a lot else about you.
So, having 5 levels of friendships means you have different kinds of friends for different things, just like how you might use different toys for different games!
Examples
- A new neighbor waves at you every morning, that's Level 1.
- You go to lunch once a week with coworkers, that's Level 2.
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See also
- How Does 7 Things Only Fake Friends Do Work?
- Can you really reach anyone in 6 steps?
- How Does Understanding Empathy Work?
- How some friendships last — and others don’t - Iseult Gillespie?
- How friendship affects your brain - Shannon Odell?