There are different forms of interpersonal affection, appreciation shows affection towards another person through a positive vision of another person. A person who appreciates another values their virtues, has esteem and consideration for the other. There is a feeling of sympathy between two people who appreciate each other and establish an interpersonal relationship that can have very different degrees.
When there is a feeling of appreciation, there is usually a cordial but relatively superficial bond between two people. There is no deep relationship between two people, in that love there is love of friendship or of a couple. Companionship at work or college classes reflects what appreciation implies.
Surface bond
This type of affection, although it can be more superficial than true friendship in which there is deep trust, also nurtures personal self-esteem since personal relationships in different degrees also bring happiness when these relationships are positive. These types of relationships are defined by cordiality and respect for the other. In addition to the pleasure that these types of links produce.
In this type of interpersonal links, there may be a greater distance or loss of the relationship since these types of links are usually caused by some specific fact, for example, coinciding in the same job or in the same university course. When two people are real friends, they also keep in touch during their summer vacations and make plans more often.
Many relationships of this type
The degree of knowledge that a friend has of the other in true friendship is profound when knowing the virtues and defects of the friend. However, in the more superficial relationship that starts from the appreciation there is a less deep knowledge. However, the chance meeting of meeting an acquaintance on the street, also provides a momentary pleasure. Other relationships that may be marked by the bond of appreciation are neighborhood relationships.
A person has few true friends throughout his life since deep friendship implies commitment and dedication of time. However, a person knows many people for whom he feels a sincere appreciation since this bond to be more superficial requires less commitment.