Real Friendship Comes Along With Maturity
By alicia812
@alicia812 (646)
Australia
June 26, 2012 7:22pm CST
I started to realize that as we grow older, mature and experience a lot in life, we also start to invest in relationships that aim to last a lifetime. This include friendship. Immaturity and childishness bring troubles, jealousy, fights and instability. When you start to come along with people who are there to stay with you in real friendship, then you cantell that you are maturing as a person, not only as a friend but as a total individual. Accepting people as they are and learning to tolerate their imperfections as well as yours reflect maturity in friendship and any kind of relationship for that matter. This is just my opinion.
Do you think you have already attained this level of maturity? Share your views. Thanks for your response in advance.
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6 responses
@adforme (2114)
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27 Jun 12
I agree with your sentiments on friendship. I think people need to learn to be friends to themselves before embarking on the journey of friendship with other people. I can be realistic about friendship. There is a common ground that makes two people friends. But, one should be able to be himself or herself with friends. Friendships are subject to many challenges. I am mature, and I accept that there are different kinds of friendships. Some close, some not so close, but with a respect that serves to be comfortable. One never really knows how much they can trust someone, but time will usually tell what kinds of friendships you have and if the person you thought was a friend was a friend at all.
@alicia812 (646)
• Australia
29 Jun 12
Hi adforme. I absolutely agree with all
that you said. I love that last part "One
never really knows how much they can trust
someone, but time will usually tell what
kind of friendships you have and if the
person you thought was a friend was a
friend at all." I have proven this to be
true. Thanks for sharing your views.
@marthayunanda (16)
• Indonesia
27 Jun 12
I agree with you, cause a friendship have to grow when you are more mature. and if you let it, don't care, you will not get a friendship
@alicia812 (646)
• Australia
29 Jun 12
Thanks marthayunanda for responding here
and sharing your thoughts. Happy Mylotting!
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
27 Jun 12
I agree that maturity plays a big part in establishing a real friendship with another person. i can remember all of my schoolday friends, but i don't think that any of them could be claimed as real friendships. As i have gotten older and matured so has my attitude and behavior in friendships. I think that the friendsips I have now are more deep and meaningful becauser I have a better understanding and appreciation of riends hips now and what makes them real.
@neopersia99 (13)
• Mexico
27 Jun 12
Such a good question...I just turned 33 and am very reflective now.I think I am only now mature enough to be a real friend.That classic phrase "if I knew then what I know now" repeats endlessly in my mind...
@elnmojo (6)
• United States
27 Jun 12
I absolutely agree with you. Friendship simply cannot last if you don't put in the effort to be the friend you wish to have. You seriously need to make sure that if someone is your friend, you give them the advantages you wish to get from them, otherwise you are no where near the friend you thought you were. Friendship is a two way street, and if you dish out bad, you'll get bad back. My motto for life is give friendly, get friendly, because I believe that if you give a friendly attitude to someone, you are most definitely getting a friendly attitude in return. So thank you for showing me that I'm not the only one who thinks this way, because you make many very valid and interesting points that many people sadly overlook. (:
@alicia812 (646)
• Australia
28 Jun 12
Hi elnmojo. I absolutely agree with everything
that you said. Thanks for sharing your views.
