3. Optional extra credit: Answer the following question with a 200-300 word essay on your blog.

What do you want most in a friend: someone who is intelligent, someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.

Intelligence and a sense of humor are important things in making friends but I think that reliability is the most important characteristic to me because I believe that relationship is built on reliability.

When I was in a high school, back then I had different type of friends. One of them was a really funny man. He was like a comedian to us. When we hang out together, we laughed all the time. We never got bored. However, he was not faithful and does not know what a friendship is. When I needed support from him as a friend because of some serious problems, he ran away, though he was responsible for it.

A friendship does not just mean enjoyment. A true friendship, being involved in a relationship with someone, means taking responsibility for your friend. The responsibility in a relationship basically means reliability which includes honesty, sincerity, faith, support and encouragement. If it is a true friendship, you can share personal stuff, and to do so, it requires fundamental trust that he would stand on your side no matter what happens. In this sense, I believe that reliability is more important than intelligence and sense of humor in making friends.