Friends and lovers would do well to pay attention to the following dynamics of friendship. You truly enjoy this person's company. There is a mutual sense of emotional peace when you are together. Any negative emotions are dealt with in an appropriate manner and do not linger over time. We seem to always have a good time when we are together.
Friends learn to take each other as they are.
Friends are not trying to change each other into some preconceived image. In friendship there is mutual appreciation. My friends take me like I am and don't try to change me all the time. Friends believe that each will act in the other's best interest. Trust comes from an environment of mutual respect.