by Omowunmi Oladokun
Relationships are very vital in our day to day life. The importance of a social circle cannot be overemphasized. We are not the only one in the world and the world will never get to a place when it remains one person. Every animal relate including man, ants, locust,birds e.t.c. conflict are bound to exist in relationships due to shared resources or leadership.
Ants are used as an example of relationships because of their ability to work together as a highly coordinated team i.e there relationship is peak. Locust, they have no king but they move in formation, birds, those of the same feathers flock together i. e they are friends. How much more man with full senses and reasoning.
There can be no healthy relationship without unity and love. They are the sugar in the tea of every relationship. Every relationship without love and unity is at the edge of collapse. Forces will befall it and it’s bound to scatter and fall. I mean, why do human relate if not the fact that they love each other and choose to be united. Relationships can be divided into three headings:
1. Family.
2. Friends.
3. Acquaintance.
Family.
Family relationship are absolutely inevitable. They are those you will never choose to be in your life but they are there. You will just wake up from your mother’s womb to meet there lovely cuddling arms or otherwise. They share the same blood and gene heritage especially the nuclear family except family by adoption. They are the first agent of socialization of every child and absolutely nothing can replace them. They include: Father, Mother, Children, Uncle, Aunty, Cousins, Nephew, Niece, Granny e.t.c
Friends.
Friends are those that you choose to be in your life and should never be imposed on you. They determine your lifestyle at times because children are bent on doing what there friends are doing. Peer pressure being real. They are also the agent of socialization but secondary socialization is it. They may include: Best friends Classmate, Seatmate, Cliques Workmate, Flatmate, Husband, Wife, In – laws e.t.c
Acquaintance:
An acquaintance relationship is a casual no depth level/connection. It may be someone you got to know through work, the neighborhood, or a shared time at the gym or club. Acquittance do become friends with time if trust and love is included.
In conclusion, as stated earlier, every good relationship should be built on trust, mutual understanding, communication, mutual respect, love and emotional safeguard, unity and should exist without conflict nor competition.
