I find the "knows you fully and loves you anyway" definition slightly off-putting though for a couple reasons:
1. Like you said, it's all or nothing. And surely no one "knows you fully" except God.
2. It's actually weirdly individualistic for a definition of friendship. Even something like "a relationship of mutual knowledge and love" would put less of a focus on perceiving friendship as something from my perspective and for my benefit.
Thought-provoking stuff.
I find the "knows you fully and loves you anyway" definition slightly off-putting though for a couple reasons:
1. Like you said, it's all or nothing. And surely no one "knows you fully" except God.
2. It's actually weirdly individualistic for a definition of friendship. Even something like "a relationship of mutual knowledge and love" would put less of a focus on perceiving friendship as something from my perspective and for my benefit.
Hope that makes sense.