Making Friendships Last

The world population is so large that there’s plenty of opportunity to meet and make new friends. It may not be favourable for some. but it’s something you can definitely be happy about. You have many chances of finding people whom you can consider as friends. Let’s conclude some of the major points of the recent series of articles on how to create good friendships with Making Friendships Last.

Everyone Needs Support at Some Time

Friends are very important in our lives. They are there to help us and support us every step of the way. They are there to comfort us in time of frustrations. They are there to offer us financial help when we are running short of our budget. They are there to scold us when we do something wrong. They are there to laugh with us, cry with us, get angry with us and live life with us.

Friendships that last are built. They are developed along the way. Friends really do exist. That is something we can guarantee.

Here’s some final advice for you as you seek to build friendships that last.

Be Friendly

You want to have a lot of friends but you yourself is not friendly. That is quite ironic. In any way that you can, build an impression that you are friendly. Invite other people to your lives and you can only make that possible if you are
willing to allow them to.

You can be friendly both physically and emotionally. Always smile to people a lot, mingle with them with hesitation, be considerate to them, be patient to their flaws and accept them as who they are. By that, you will not only find friends, but also people who will stay by your side no matter what happens.

Choose Your Friends

This may sound very exclusive, but this is equally important as being friendly. Perhaps you have heard the saying, “Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are.”

If your friends are not good, they can influence you to be like them. That is why you should see it as very important to retain your good friends.

Well, you can still interact with different kinds of people. That is not something we will take away from you. The only thing that matters is how you make a decision of sustaining a friend in life. Choose wisely. Your decision determines who you are.

Stay Friendly

There are times when people seem very friendly at first, yet change as time goes on. This should not be your case. Friendships are not only in the first few months you get along with them. And then after that, change your mind and unfriend them. All throughout your friendship, always seek to give them a friendly “you”.

Love Your Friends

Friends are human beings just like you. They also have emotions and personal difficulties. It is very important that you love them and accept them as they are. Celebrate with them in their strengths and understand their weaknesses. In the end, nobody is perfect. Loving them will let them feel special and important. Build your friendship with love all the way.

Treat Them Right

It is also important that you treat them right. They are not your servants whom you can command that they do everything you want. They can help you, but don’t overuse them. Never take advantage of them. Treat them right.

Don’t limit yourself when it comes to friends. As what I have said in the first article in this series, friends are everywhere. Don’t just spend your life. Live it. Love it. Make good things happen together with people whom you can count on.

Build Bridges

Break the walls that hinder you from connecting to people and befriend them. Don’t overprotect yourself from others. Don’t think that you don’t need other people, because you do. Instead, build bridges that will link you to them. This world is not made for you alone. Consider it pure joy to get along with others.

I hope these articles have helped you a lot to deepen your understanding about friendships. May this be a start of your journey as you seek to find people in your life that you can confidently call as “friends”.

Wishing you only the best!

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