Becoming Irreplaceable 1. The dilemma of helping friends who are more important. Making us more valuable to others both in status and economics. E. Fair weather friends, Deep Engagements, and the Dilemmas of Modern Living. A true friend is one who sticks around during hard times.
True friends are usually friends who one has a deep engagement with.
Modern times take many of the needs of friend s away, i.e. modern medicine, and cops, etc. F. Men and women benefit differently from friendships 1. Women perceive protection as a benefit of opposite-sex friendships. That is a problem of altruism. We benefit from helping friends because we receive something from the friends in return.