Recently I was playing around with the idea that there are several different types of friendships. And not just the common types, business, intimate, useful... No I mean more along the lines of different ways of being a friend. Lets look at a few examples: Firstly, say you and Jane have been friends for a few years now. She's been over to your house several times and you see each other at school/ a class about once a week. She came to your last birthday party, she knows your parents and siblings, and you've had her over for a sleepover a few times. But you've only been to her house once, you might know her mom if you saw her but probably not her dad, and you have been to her birthday but not at her house. This is an example of what I am calling a proactive friendship. Meaning that you are, in this case, a proactive friend. You take the first move. You are the one sending the invites. You take the steps you need to get to know her better. Now lets look at an example of you...