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# wp bp friend create
Create a new friendship.
## OPTIONS
<initiator>
: ID of the user who is sending the friendship request. Accepts either a user_login or a numeric ID.
<friend>
: ID of the user whose friendship is being requested. Accepts either a user_login or a numeric ID.
[--force-accept]
: Whether to force acceptance.
[--silent]
: Whether to silent the message creation.
[--porcelain]
: Return only the friendship id.
## EXAMPLES
$ wp bp friend create user1 another_use
Success: Connection successfully created.
$ wp bp friend create user1 another_use --force-accept
Success: Connection successfully created.