Question

Arthur and Helmut became friends when Helmut was a German exchange at Arthur's high school. After high school Helmut moved back to Germany, but they've stayed in touch throughout the years. This is an example of a ________________ friendship.

Answer 1

Answer:

Long-term friendship.

Explanation:

The term ''Friendship" can be used to describe the interaction or association between two or more people that shows care and love to one another. Friends trust and respect one another. Friendship is not perfect but no matter what good friends will always find reasons to come back as friends.

Many factors can pull friends apart and that is distance. There is a popular adage in West Africa that says; ''20 children can never play for 20 years''. There will be need for people to pursue their dreams and sometimes this will mean that they have to move away from their loved ones.

Long term friendship might be a kind of friendship that do not consider geographical distance and no matter what there will still be connection between friends and this is the case in the question above.

Long term friendship can also be a kind of friendship forge despite the fact that both friends view things differently but nonetheless they still care for each other.

Answer 2

Answer:

Long-term friendship

Explanation:

Arthur and Helmut became friends when Helmut was a German exchange at Arthur's high school. After high school Helmut moved back to Germany, but they've stayed in touch throughout the years. This is an example of a long-term friendship.

A long-term friendship is a long lasting friendship between two or more people that transcends distance and time, it involves the genuine care for one another and the interest of one another which is manifested in constant communication between the parties involved. Long-term friendship involves a lot of forgiving and understanding between the parties to make it work. Prior to the advent of messaging technologies such as the internet and mobile phones, long-term friendships was believed to only exist between individuals with close proximity, who see day to day but technology has made friends more connected even though they do not get to see each other, the most essential ingredient is communication between the friends which is achieved via the internet and mobile phones.