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+"""
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2015-present Rapptz
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+"""
+
+from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from .enums import RelationshipAction, RelationshipType, try_enum
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .state import ConnectionState
+    from .user import User
+
+
+class Relationship:
+    """Represents a relationship in Discord.
+
+    A relationship is like a friendship, a person who is blocked, etc.
+
+    Attributes
+    -----------
+    nickname: :class:`str`
+        The user's friend nickname (if applicable).
+    user: :class:`User`
+        The user you have the relationship with.
+    type: :class:`RelationshipType`
+        The type of relationship you have.
+    """
+
+    __slots__ = ('nickname', 'type', 'user', '_state')
+
+    def __init__(self, *, state: ConnectionState, data) -> None:  # TODO: type data
+        self._state = state
+        self.type: RelationshipType = try_enum(RelationshipType, data['type'])
+        self.user: User = state.store_user(data['user'])
+        self.nickname: Optional[str] = data.get('nickname', None)
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f'<Relationship user={self.user!r} type={self.type!r}>'
+
+    async def delete(self) -> None:
+        """|coro|
+
+        Deletes the relationship.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        HTTPException
+            Deleting the relationship failed.
+        """
+        if self.type is RelationshipType.friend:
+            await self._state.http.remove_relationship(self.user.id, action=RelationshipAction.unfriend)
+        elif self.type is RelationshipType.blocked:
+            await self._state.http.remove_relationship(self.user.id, action=RelationshipAction.unblock)
+        elif self.type is RelationshipType.incoming_request:
+            await self._state.http.remove_relationship(self.user.id, action=RelationshipAction.deny_request)
+        elif self.type is RelationshipType.outgoing_request:
+            await self._state.http.remove_relationship(self.user.id, action=RelationshipAction.remove_pending_request)
+
+    async def accept(self) -> None:
+        """|coro|
+
+        Accepts the relationship request. Only applicable for
+        type :class:`RelationshipType.incoming_request`.
+
+        Raises
+        -------
+        HTTPException
+            Accepting the relationship failed.
+        """
+        await self._state.http.add_relationship(self.user.id, action=RelationshipAction.accept_request)
+
+    async def change_nickname(self, nick: Optional[str]) -> None:
+        """|coro|
+
+        Changes a relationship's nickname. Only applicable for
+        type :class:`RelationshipType.friend`.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        nick: Optional[:class:`str`]
+            The nickname to change to.
+
+        Raises
+        -------
+        HTTPException
+            Changing the nickname failed.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 1.9
+        """
+        await self._state.http.change_friend_nickname(self.user.id, nick)
+        self.nickname = nick