Lately conversations and thoughts have turned to friend-or-foe considerations.
Wikipedia points out that the term frenemy "can refer to either an enemy disguised as a friend or someone who's both a friend and a rival." The Urban Dictionary has 3 pages of definitions for frenemy. The one that I like is
In a business setting this cartoon also from CartoonStock by Bradford Veley brings up the issue of trust:
It seems to me that the best approach to dealing with a friend/enemy is to stand back, if you can, and view the situation as a game, much like the relationship between cartoon characters Tom and Jerry.
As Machiavelli said, "keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
--Marge
Wikipedia points out that the term frenemy "can refer to either an enemy disguised as a friend or someone who's both a friend and a rival." The Urban Dictionary has 3 pages of definitions for frenemy. The one that I like is
This cartoon, found at CSL CartoonStock, is by Kieran Meehan and is a good presentation of how female frenemies experience this phenomenon:
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In a business setting this cartoon also from CartoonStock by Bradford Veley brings up the issue of trust:
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It seems to me that the best approach to dealing with a friend/enemy is to stand back, if you can, and view the situation as a game, much like the relationship between cartoon characters Tom and Jerry.
As Machiavelli said, "keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
--Marge
