A-Z Friendship Enrichment Guide

How to Build a Lasting Friendship

1. Make it a part of your "to do" list to get in
touch regularly with the friends who mean
so much to you. Friendship needs regular
care just like any other relationship. If you
will not put priority to it, it will not just
blossom by itself.


2.Communication is very crucial. Blood is to
life and communication is to relationship.
Don't just talk,but communicate to one another.
Say what you mean and mean what you say.
The most part of a successful relationship lies
in the partners' ability to communicate. Make
sure you are speaking the same "language".


3. Be yourself ! Do not put any mask so your friends
will know the real you. If they cannot accept the real
you, maybe they are not really your friends. It's better
to lose them now than to be an actor all your life trying
to please the wrong crowd who do not really care
about you. Be honest,transparent and be genuine.
When you are genuine, you usually get genuine results.


4. Do not be afraid to verbalize your emotion towards your
friends. If you love them , say so and show it. If you
are irritated by them, you can also tell them how you feel.
Whatever it is that you are feelling inside, dare to express
that to each other.


5. Don't forget to have FUN with your friends. Fun and
laughter bonds you with them. It is the concrete
that cements a complicated relationship. Fun and funny
memories bring you close to each other even when you
are far.Vary your activities every once in a while.
Celebrate your friendship any time you can. Find or think
of something funny and laugh together.Laughter is not only
good for your body, but also for your friendship maintenance.


6. Have a tradition among your friends such as a regular reunion,
a regular time to watch a movie or go to the beach. A regular
time to spend time together. Anything that you want to be healthy
needs regular care. If you only feed your dog every once in a while
only when you feel like it , it's not going to be a healthy dog. But
unknowingly, that is how most of us handle most of our relationships.
Then we wonder why it is not going very well.Maybe you should check
your "feeding schedule".Do you ever have a schedule at all ?


7. Loving gestures are also one of the most important things to
remember in taking care of your friends. Loving gestures include
giving , hugging, " thank you's" , "Im' sorry" writing, email , phone
call , cards , flowers, and so forth. I think you got the point. Loving
gestures are great fertilizers for friendship to grow healthy.
Of course , anything that's too much is bad. Therefore, observe
balance.If you decide to do these gestures, make sure you enjoy
doing it or you will be miserable if you are only doing it like a robot
without your heart in it. When you do it with your heart, that's when
you enjoy it to the fullest.



8. Avoid judging one another. Avoid jealousy. Judgemental attitude
is like a cancer in any relationship. Before you know it, your
friendship is already dead beyond help. Just learn to accept one
another no matter how hard it may seem. If it is that hard , maybe
you are not really meant to be friends after all.Friends are friends
because they like each other. Because you like each other it helps
you accept and put up with that person's negative sides.

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