How do you organize how you think of those around you. Most of everyone I know has a system of categories everyone they associate with fall into. How you choose to categorize social groups can say a lot about what kind of person you are, and is always interesting to take an introspective look at how you view the world.
A simple example is, Stranger, Acquaintance, co-worker , friend, close friend, significant other.
Since I am the one asking I?ll go first.
Main Categories.
Acquaintance: Someone I either do not know, or someone I know but not have had much time to get to know better or have not had reason to bother knowing more about. Not a part of my daily life.
Kyle, Patrick, and most of the worl,.
Friend: Someone I know and have had a connection with but hasn?t gone much further than that. Normally not a part of my daily life.
Nisoren, Hawkeye, Majora, Red, Travis, Sean, Laura, Cliff, Anthony, and many others.
Good Friend: Someone that although most likely not part of my daily life, is someone have a connection with and have had fun times with, someone that I can rely on when needed but still someone that could get closer to.
Jeebus, Hikaru, William, Malakhi, Orph,
Close Friend: Someone that I have known for awhile and have an emotional connection to. This is someone I have been through things with. Part of my everyday life and activities.
Aubrey, Zack, Shikon, Ty, Ryan, Jessica, Declan, and Debra
Close Friend and Lover: This is someone I have known for a while, is female and has both a friendship and a sexual relationship with. Normally someone I spent time with doing various fun activities and then spend alone time afterwards at either my place or their place. Does hang out with most of my close friends.
Celeste, Angela, Lily, and Branka
Lover: This is not someone I had a single one night stand with, but multiple to the point of being an established booty-call for both involved. This is someone whom I enjoy the night with but rarely more than that.
Anita, Nessa, Liz, Sarah, and more than I wish to list.
Sub-Categories:
Fallen for: This is someone that I have a certain kind of feelings towards, if the feeling is returned or not doesn?t matter. If it is they?re possibly in the Close Friend and lover
Yeah, I so totally list that here.
Rival: Someone that I feel a certain sense of friendly competition with.
Foe: self-explanatory
Family: Normally would be obvious but blood isn?t my only factor in this. This is someone I see as family.
Zack, Debra (blood), and so on.