Friendship Qualities
What qualities should you look for in a friendship?
Develop healthful friendships with both sexes
Friendships help you to learn how to communicate effectively, cooperate, and resolve conflicts. These skills can help you not only in the workplace, but also in the marriage life.
Be Caring
It is important to be caring for your friends. That way you can help to keep their self esteem up and help to make them feel better if they are down. This way, they also know that they can rely on you to help them.
Be Trustworthy
If a friend tells you a secret, then you should keep that secret and not tell anyone. The exception to this, however, would be if they are being abused and need out of the situation, or if they contemplating suicide. This is also a way that they know they can trust you.
Give helpful advice.
If a friend comes up to you with a problem, whether relationship school , or work related try your best to answer it and help them out. This way, they know they can depend on you and can rely on you.
Enjoy your times together
There will be some hard times that you go through life. So when you are with your friends, you should always have fun. Enjoy each others company and engage in conversations. You shouldn't just stand off to the side, add some excitement when you hang out. Bonding time can also strengthen your friendships and make you more close.
Don't be afraid to meet new people
Whenever you go someplace, such as a camp or club event, don't be afraid to meet new people. Although you won't know anyone, introduce yourself and say hello. This way you can make the experience more fun and make new friends.
Think smart
Choose friends that have about the same beliefs as you and won't influence you to do something that you wouldn't normally want to do.