A. Definition:
Social: Maintaining healthy relationships; enjoying being with others; developing strong friendships and intimate relationships; and caring about others and letting others care about you.
Friendship: Social relationships that involve a connection with others individually or community; having friends in which you can trust and who can provide emotional, material, or informational support when needed; not being lonely; being comfortable in social situations; having a capacity to trust others; having empathy for others; feeling understood by others; having relationships in which non-judgmental caring is experienced; being comfortable with one’s social skills for interacting with others; and being involved in one or more community or student groups.
Love: The ability to be intimate, trusting, and self-disclosing with another person; the ability to give as well as express affection with others; the ability to accept others without conditions; to convey non-possessive caring which respects the uniqueness of another; having at least one friendship which is secure; having concern for others; having a family or family-like support system; the ability to solve conflict in a mutually respectful way; possessing healthy communication styles; and the possessing the ability to cope with stress.
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