Friendships
Friendships can be some of the longest and most fulfilling relationships in one's life. As a teenager, surrounding yourself with positive and supportive friends can make your teenage years so much easier. Though it may not seem like friendships are effortless that isn't always the case. They require work from all people and need to be nurtured to continue. Here are some tips to ensure strengthen in your friendships!
Everyone needs a strong group of friends to be there for them even during tough times in life. Most of the time friendships are effortless if all parties have a close connection but sometimes they require work and attention to keep everyone involved happy. Here are some tips to maintain lifelong friends!.
Be Honest
Relationships built on false build-ups or phony facades are only as good as their foundation. Superficial relationships often fizzle over time. To achieve a solid friendship, you have to be honest with each other. Being able to offer and receive feedback from someone you trust is a gift that can easily be overlooked.
Repair Misattunements (Conflicts)
When you know someone well, you’re familiar with their strengths as well as with their weaknesses. And so, just as you know how to cheer them up, you know exactly how to tear them down. In moments of tension, we can let things slip out that are far more hurtful to our closest friends because they come from us.No one is perfect. We are all sure to mess up at times, but when we do, we have to set pride aside and repair the situation.
Make Time and Show Appreciation
The familiarity and comfort we feel with another person can sometimes leave us crossing lines or forgetting to show gratitude. As with a spouse, partner, children, or family, we have to find time to make real contact with friends in order for the relationship to flourish. Slipping into a routine can leave us more likely to take friends for granted. Make sure to express how you feel, and take actions that show how well you know and care for them. Generosity is the key to happiness.
Alter Your Expectations and Don’t Make Assumptions
In any relationship, we can start to impose certain expectations on others that set us up to feel hurt or disappointed. Don’t be quick to pick apart your friends. Accept that they are human and that they will make mistakes.
Choose Compassion
A good rule of thumb when it comes to our relationships is to care more about doing what’s right than being right. When you get to know a person, you get to know their worst traits, and it’s easy to become cynical toward those negative aspects of their personality. It’s far more preferable to be compassionate.
Relationships built on false build-ups or phony facades are only as good as their foundation. Superficial relationships often fizzle over time. To achieve a solid friendship, you have to be honest with each other. Being able to offer and receive feedback from someone you trust is a gift that can easily be overlooked.
Repair Misattunements (Conflicts)
When you know someone well, you’re familiar with their strengths as well as with their weaknesses. And so, just as you know how to cheer them up, you know exactly how to tear them down. In moments of tension, we can let things slip out that are far more hurtful to our closest friends because they come from us.No one is perfect. We are all sure to mess up at times, but when we do, we have to set pride aside and repair the situation.
Make Time and Show Appreciation
The familiarity and comfort we feel with another person can sometimes leave us crossing lines or forgetting to show gratitude. As with a spouse, partner, children, or family, we have to find time to make real contact with friends in order for the relationship to flourish. Slipping into a routine can leave us more likely to take friends for granted. Make sure to express how you feel, and take actions that show how well you know and care for them. Generosity is the key to happiness.
Alter Your Expectations and Don’t Make Assumptions
In any relationship, we can start to impose certain expectations on others that set us up to feel hurt or disappointed. Don’t be quick to pick apart your friends. Accept that they are human and that they will make mistakes.
Choose Compassion
A good rule of thumb when it comes to our relationships is to care more about doing what’s right than being right. When you get to know a person, you get to know their worst traits, and it’s easy to become cynical toward those negative aspects of their personality. It’s far more preferable to be compassionate.