 In its original form, the "compadre" relationship is among the strongest types of family love soon after one's nuclear family.In many Latin American societies, lifelong friends or siblings who have always spoken to each other informally (using the informal Spanish second-person, "tú") may mark their new "compadre" relationship by using respectful or formal speech (using the formal Spanish second-person, "usted").There are a number of other ritual occasions that are considered to result in a "compadre" relationship in various Latin American societies.