For love, is friendship the first step?

Nowadays people are becoming more and more deep (concealing true nature, with polished facades). Hence it is necessary to observe people for at least two years about their beliefs, dislikes, habits, likes, etc. Then there is difference between "infatuation" which takes place during adolescence and the "evaluation" which a matured mind makes. Kindly read the drama "Arms and the Man" by George Bernard Shaw and comment on the love of Sergius and Reina.

i think that friendship may be first step of love cause for love we have to know each other properly and by doing friendship one can understand each other,but it is not neccessary,so you can say that for love it is better to have first step as friendship.

its no so.but to love a person we should understand him r her,we should know all his/her likes and dislikes.so that if they match then love starts.so if we r friends we know each other very well .so after some days of r friendship love may starts.so it depends.but not frinedship is the base r something like that.

May be, It may not be friends that some are in love with. So dont think that Friendship is the first step for love.