Selasa, 05 Juni 2012

the 10th article (Why Some (And Only Some) Friends Stick)


Why Some (And Only Some) Friends Stick

Once a friendship is established through self-disclosure and reciprocity, the glue that binds is intimacy. According to Fehr's research, people in successful same-sex friendships seem to possess a well-developed, intuitive understanding of the give and take of intimacy. "Those who know what to say in response to another person's self-disclosure are more likely to develop satisfying friendships," she says. Hefty helpings of emotional expressiveness and unconditional support are ingredients here, followed by acceptance, loyalty, and trust. Our friends are there for us through thick and thin, but rarely cross the line: A friend with too many opinions about our wardrobe, our partner, or our taste in movies and art may not be a friend for long.
When someone embodies the rules—instinctually—their friendships are abundant indeed. Kathy is one of my oldest friends; we were roommates in graduate school and have been through cross-country moves, divorces, deaths, and births together. Her ability to be a friend shines during a lousy breakup. She knows when to listen and make sympathetic sounds, when to act good and outraged at your ex's bad behavior, when to give you a hug, and when to tell you to stop obsessing and enjoy a glass of wine. She knows when to offer you her couch. It's this responsiveness that accounts for her having more friends than anyone I know—certainly more than the five our mothers told us we were lucky to be able to count on one hand over the course of a lifetime.
LIST OF VOCABULARY:

·        Friendship         : persahabatan
·        Reciprocity       : timbal balik
·        Intimacy           : keintiman
·        Intuitive           : intuitif
·        Expressiveness : ekspresi
·        Acceptance       : penerimaan
·        Instinctually     : naluriah
·        Abundant          : berlimpah
·        Behavior           : perilaku
·        Ability              : kemampuan
Complete the paragraph below based on the text!
Once a friendship is................(1)through self-disclosure and reciprocity, the glue that binds is intimacy. According to Fehr's research, people in successful same-sex ……………(2) seem to possess a well-developed, intuitive understanding of the give and take of intimacy. "Those who know what to say in response to another person's self-disclosure are more likely to ……………(3) satisfying friendships," she says. Hefty helpings of emotional expressiveness and unconditional support are ingredients here, followed by acceptance, loyalty, and trust. Our friends are there for us through thick and thin, but rarely …………(4) the line: A friend with too many opinions about our wardrobe, our partner, or our taste in movies and art may not be a friend for long.
When someone embodies the rules—instinctually—their friendships are……………….(5) indeed. Kathy is one of my oldest friends; we were roommates in graduate school and have been through cross-country moves, divorces,………….(6), and births together. Her ability to be a friend shines during a lousy breakup. She knows when to listen and make sympathetic……………………(7), when to act good and outraged at your ex's bad behavior, when to give you a hug, and when to tell you to stop obsessing and enjoy a glass of wine. She ……………(8) when to offer you her couch. It's this responsiveness that accounts for her having more………(9) than anyone I know—certainly more than the five our mothers told us we were………….(10)to be able to count on one hand over the course of a lifetime.

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