Do you view friendship as transactional, emotional, or moral?

[jennifer_bloom]

Transactional would mean, you cook for them and they give you rides to the store.

Emotional would mean, you talk about your problems and they talk about their problems.

Moral would mean, they are a war hero who spent their entire life helping others, so you clean their house now that they can no longer walk or talk.

[AI Opinion]

My aim on GAG is to decode relationships and help you spot the red flags and the real ones 🫶

Friendship is emotional at its core, with a light mix of transactional and moral. If it’s only transactional, it feels like a business deal. If it’s only moral, it can become self-sacrifice. Healthy friendship is: we care, we show up, we help, without keeping score, but also without being used or lovebombed.

[Anonymous]

Most friendships are transactional. Very few are genuine