How to maintain friendship?
By yenwie84
@yenwie84 (1344)
Malaysia
August 7, 2008 9:54am CST
I find it hard to maintain a friendship than a relationship. We can always control on how we are going to perform in our relationship with our boyfriends or girlfriends. But in term of friendship,it's not our call in maintaining a good and long lasting friendship. Friends just come around,go around. It's true we can have lots of friends in our life,but they will not stay with us by our side forever in our life. Is there anything that we can do to maintain a friendship? Please share with me,thanks.
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2 responses
@thubert1 (39)
• China
7 Aug 08
Friendship is scared. Two friends understand one another perfectly, and have a mutual respect for each other's strong quality, then friendship will never extinguish.
@Dragonofgold (509)
• Canada
7 Aug 08
I find friendships easier. The reason for that is that my expectations for a friend are not as demanding. I think that being a good friend is the key to finding good friends. All the basics -- don't lie, steal, cheat; don't tolerate those things from others. But other things too. Listen when they talk. Don't compete with stories, telling one-up stories all the time. Don;t dominate conversations with our problems, because I guarantee you that your friend percieves just as many problems in their own life. Help them but don't take over. Let them make decisions and support the decisions they make, even if you think they made the wrong decision. Help them pick up the pieces when things fall apart, but don't let them have a disaster in your life frequently. Set parameters in your own mind about how close they are and maintain these things and you should do well.
I have a friend who has been my firend for 34 of my 37 years. It can be done.
