sustain that friendship. Views expressed by others, by society as a whole or individuals, can…
Spending a lot of time experiencing different adventures with my close friends, chatting about personal stories and simply enjoying each other’s' company are all personal and close interactions amongst us. Our friendship is often brought together as a result of shared interests, personalities and lifestyles. Since our relationships are so personal, our friendship often remain intact over a long period of time.…
Marion, in this article, listed several types of friendships. There are buddies, who go the extra mile for you and would do anything you would ask of them and in return you would do the same. There are the relative friends. This friend is a family member with whom you just click with. Your opinions about every family member are the same and they can recall events that happened in your lifetime because they were there with your crazy family. There is that special guy at work relationship. At first it starts out meaningless but grows into something beautiful. This relationship only last within the workplace and doesn’t usually survive a job change, but you will always have your memories. The faraway friend is the kind of friend that you grew up with but one of you moved away. This friend is the one that you have not spoken to in months and you just continue right where you left off at the moment you connect again. This friend is always there even if they are hundreds of miles away. Then there is the Former Friend. This friend is the…
if a friendship is a true friendship you can overcome friendship, you cannot run away or ignore the conflict…
One minute you have a lot of friends, and the very next minute you only have one or two. As you get older you end up losing a lot of friends but you gain the knowledge of who your true friends are. Those friends who have stuck by your side through the ups and the downs are your life long friends.…
Before the new, more technological friendships evolved “Friendship was a high calling, demanding extraordinary qualities of character, rooted in virtue and dedicated to the pursuit of goodness and truth (Deresiewicz 149).” Friendship often meant having good morals and qualities which allowed you to be truthful even if you hurt a friend’s feelings. People who still maintain these types of friendships talk regularly, whether it be by phone or face to face. Also,…
Many adults find it hard to develop new friendships or keep up existing friendships. Friendships may take a back seat to other priorities, such as work or caring for children or aging parents. You and your friends may have grown apart due to changes in your lives or interests. Or maybe you've moved to a new community and haven't yet found a way to meet people. Developing and maintaining good friendships takes effort. The enjoyment and comfort friendship can provide, however, makes the investment worthwhile.…
A true friendship that stands the test of trials and time is rare. Friends may come and go, but to have a lifelong, close personal friendship is truly a great blessing.…
Being only twenty years old I have not had many lasting friendships. In middle school, I had a best friend and when we went to high school, we had a falling out and the same thing…
One natural killer of friendships is distance. When a friend has to move away for one reason or the other; the distance between the two becomes an obstacle to their friendship. At first, the two might try to keep in touch via phone calls, texts messages, e-mails, phone calls. However, more often than not, these long phone calls and lengthy messages turn into unreturned calls and one word messages. Each of them now have new experiences, in most cases, the two parties meet other people and form new relationships in which the other is not part of. As a consequence of this, friendship becomes null and void and the bond connecting them together is broken.…
The most significant element of a long lasting friendship is trust. Through trust, true friends tend to share their feelings, opinions and secrets with one another without the fear of being betrayed. If you do not feel that your friends are loyal to you, what is the whole point of spending time or being friends with them? Trust in yourself before you try to trust in someone else. If you can not trust yourself then there is no way you can anyone else. Trust is the foundation for friendship. It takes years to build, seconds to destroy. When you and a friend have to trust, there will usually be a strong friendship. When there is no time…
Often times there are going to be times when you lose a friend. Many people are friends with others but do not always treat their friend how they should. This results in fighting between friends. Friends can have a quick argument that ends in a better understanding of the others feelings. But sometimes friendships are hurt and it could take a very long time to repair the friendship, if it even could be repaired.…
Friendship is what makes the world go round. Without friendship, life would be plain, lonely, and boring. Friends are people you can talk to when you have no one that will listen, they are a shoulder you can cry on when you’re all alone. Friends can make you smile when you’re sad and stick up for you when you need them most. There are many different types of friends and it's hard to decide who’s a friend and who isn’t. Sometimes, people think they have new friends, but honestly they don’t. Like true love, you can’t make a friend in a couple minutes. Even if you think you have, that so called “friend” can stab you in the back in a matter of seconds.…
Being in a friendship requires much time and attention, and caring about the other person is imperative. For example, a friendship between two women may be different than a friendship between a man and a woman. In either case, both relationships call for a mutual respect, love, and ingenuous feelings. Without these deep emotions involved, a friendship is sure to fail. With that said, friendships do take time to develop and may not happen instantly. As humans, we have a natural instinct to protect our own feelings and emotions, sometimes resulting in difficulty letting new people into our lives. On the other hand, there are certain times in life when you meet someone and automatically know a close friendship will…
it usually a problem with communication and a lack of willingness for compromise for example theres a he said she said issue involving u and lets say a friends girlfriend usually someone jumps the gun and loses there temper immediately instead of talking to you about it so then drama ensues and feelings are hurt another example you and a friend get into a bad argument about something like borrowing something you both paid for instead of trying to come up with a compromise once again drama hurt feelings when u think about it its as simple as gullibility and selfishness witch is somethin everyone has in common it might not show to your peers but the longer u know someone the more comfortable u get around them and the more it comes out…