When does an acquaintance become a friend?
We have been away this weekend with our four year boy’s baby group, a total of fourteen adults and 17 children. I do not know them that well, be it we do meet up a few times every year. Clearly the Mum’s have a much closer relationship.
One of the Dad’s handed in his resignation the other week. This topic came up in conversation with the other Dad’s and I was interested to see the tone of conversation. They made a joke of it – in a very friendly way – with no malice.
It was then I realized this group was friends and not just acquaintances. If you know someone well enough and like them, you can share a joke at their expense. This behavior with acquaintances would be deemed to be rude and not acceptable.
In business, I often find it difficult to describe the relationship I have with some people I know. Are they just an acquaintance, or a friend?
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