Maintaining Friendship

A bond like friendship is easy to form. However, creating a meaningful relationship and developing lasting friendship is not easy. It needs a lot of effort and commitment from both the sides.

You may form friends easily, however, the friendship may lack depth if it is not steered in the right direction.

To maintain friendship, empathy, sensitivity and maturity is important. You must be able to hear the unspoken words or unexpressed feelings of your friend. There must be a strong level of compatibility and acceptance of each other.

Do not rush into friendship. Understanding your friend may take some time. Follow a slow and steady approach and get to know more about each others. Be aware of the touchy or sensitivity points, and learn how to deal with it.

Give space. A possessive attitude or jealousy due to new friends may not really be healthy. People make new friends and acquaintances, however, only true friendship stands the test of time. Do not feel insecure if your friend makes new friends.

Maintaining a reasonable level of communication is also beneficial. If you lose touch with the friend, you will drift away further and lose the feeling of friendship and togetherness you shared.

If you want the friendship to be intact, you may need to put in extra effort and time to make up with friends. Sometimes, placing the friend’s need before your own feelings may also be essential.

Never break the faith or trust of a friend. Never leak secrets. Guard against slip of tongue too.

Do not broach topics that the friend does not want to discuss. It does not mean that the friend does not want to confide in you. It is just that he/she may not be comfortable about the issue himself/herself and therefore cannot speak to you about it.

Be sincere and sure about the kind of relationship you are looking for.