def friend(self, note=None, _unfriend=False):
        """Friend the user.

        :param note: A personal note about the user. Requires reddit Gold.
        :param _unfriend: Unfriend the user. Please use :meth:`unfriend`
            instead of setting this parameter manually.

        :returns: The json response from the server.

        """
        self.reddit_session.evict(self.reddit_session.config['friends'])

        # Requests through password auth use /api/friend
        # Requests through oauth use /api/v1/me/friends/{username}
        if not self.reddit_session.is_oauth_session():
            modifier = _modify_relationship('friend', unlink=_unfriend)
            data = {'note': note} if note else {}
            return modifier(self.reddit_session.user, self, **data)

        url = self.reddit_session.config['friend_v1'].format(user=self.name)
        # This endpoint wants the data to be a string instead of an actual
        # dictionary, although it is not required to have any content for adds.
        # Unfriending does require the 'id' key.
        if _unfriend:
            data = {'id': self.name}
        else:
            # We cannot send a null or empty note string.
            data = {'note': note} if note else {}
        data = dumps(data)
        method = 'DELETE' if _unfriend else 'PUT'
        return self.reddit_session.request_json(url, data=data, method=method)
Friend the user.

        :param note: A personal note about the user. Requires reddit Gold.
        :param _unfriend: Unfriend the user. Please use :meth:`unfriend`
            instead of setting this parameter manually.

        :returns: The json response from the server.