compare between family and friends

Comparison Between Family and Friends
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A family is a group of individuals consisting of parents and children while friendship refers to affection between persons who are not related. According to Gonzalez (2013), both family and friends are very important to each and every person since they are the foundations on which people build their social lives. However, there are a number of differences between family and friends.
With family, we have no choice over who can and cannot be our family. One is just born into their family. Contrary to this, individuals are able to choose their friends mostly on the basis similarities in character and hobbies among others. In some cases, family members such as siblings may have different personalities unlike in friendships where most friends usually have similar interests, behavior and personality.
Additionally, family relationships are permanent while friendship relationship may change over time. With time, individuals lose their old friends and get new friends thus as their ages and environments change so do friendships. When an individual faces a problem, it is likely that their friends will forsake them if their friendship was not strong enough. Friends might leave if they find an individual’s problem to be cumbersome and difficult to deal with. At times, friends may leave if they find out that they can no longer benefit from a friendship relationship. An individual’s family however su…