Though in life people will disappoint you, having friends is a beautiful experience.
Making friends is quite easy. You can make friends at school, in church, in your neighbourhood, and even online. The real deal is in maintaining a friendship. A lot of people have lost good friends because they struggle at maintaining friendships.
Here are tips on how to maintain friendships.
Text/Call Your Friends Often
Friendship is like fire, you have to keep it burning at all times. When you and your friends fail to communicate regularly the friendship can grow cold.
Calling to check on your friends and listening to all their stories is key in maintaining a friendship. You do not have to speak at length every day just checking on each other can keep the friendship ablaze.
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Hype Your Friends
Hype your friends seamlessly. Give them accolades and celebrate their wins. Always compliment them and be a source of strength. No one wants to tag along with a naysayer and a wetblanket.
Be a source of positive energy for your friends. They should feel you are happy for them when fortune comes their way. Never be envious and bitter towards your friends. You will destroy your friendship.
Forgive Easily
All are flawed, so perfection in humans is a utopia. Like humans, your friends will offend you during your friendship, therefore, go into friendship with the readiness to forgive wrongs.
Never tread the path of silent treatment when a feud occurs between you and a friend. Trust me, you might set on that path with the intention that it would be a temporary situation, but when next you look back, time would have flown so fast that the tiny drop of silence each day had formed a river so deep you cannot wade it. Sometimes, even when you care enough and swim to the other side, the friendship has gone so cold everything feels lukewarm.
Quality Over Quantity
When you are friends with everyone it becomes difficult to maintain friendships with the right people. It is better to have a single quality friend than a thousand unfriendly friends.
Evolve and Grow in Life
Your friends certainly do not want to be stagnant in life. They want to grow and evolve. If you fail to grow, do not wail when they leave you behind.
One of the best ways to maintain friendships is to become successful. No one wants to identify as a friend of a never-do-well. Invest in your growth.
Conclusion
The beauty of friendship is companionship. Having someone or people to share your dreams, tell your tales, sync in laughter, and create awesome memories.
Maintain relationships with good friends. Like wine, a maintained friendship will get better each passing day.
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