Introduction:
As I make my way through the first semester of my first year at university, the abundant stress and seemingly never ending pressure has start to toy with my sense of competency. With this in mind, I start to recognise the vital importance of the maintenance and establishment of relationships on several levels. 
 

The innermost level of my circle:
In reference to my personal experiences and relationship dynamics, I would describe my inner circle as what one could consider my closest confidantes. Those with insight to the deepest workings of my mind, a practical extension of my own knowledge and experiences. This level of relationships is described as intimate which are considered my most valuable. Comprised of my mother and partner. 

The second level of my inner circle:

If we expand further to those on the hypothetical second level of my circle, are those who I maintain a meaningful yet restricted relationship with. Not necessarily infinitely unconditional but definitely a source of comfort and peace outside of my own personal life. Those who I run to for a biased opinion during a stressful day, such as my closest friends and youngest brother.
 

The third level of my circle:
When approaching a more outer component of my relationships we find the third level of my interpersonal relationships. Mostly lying closer to a conditionally superficial extent. Those who the interaction is maintained almost purely based on compulsory expectations due to a specific relation between myself and said party - such as what is considered close family and relatives. Within my own personal experience I would allocate two of my elder siblings and their respective partners as well as my father, to this slot.

The final level of my inner circle:

On the outer level of my interpersonal circle are those who I have a somewhat meaningless relationship with. Those with a limited understanding of my individuality. Nor do I have a clear understanding of them to any sort of certain extent. The knowledge of one another is often conveyed through a third party but relations are maintained, once again, because of prerequisites based on a previously compulsory established relations. My grandmother, stepmother and three eldest siblings would stand on this bordering line of my circle. 
 

Conclusion:

Further more I have concluded that the levels at which I place my friends and family in my circle corresponds to the intimacy that flows between myself and said individual. The relationship that is established by means of interaction, knowledge and understanding of one another.