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Relationships Friends Provide Are Most Treasured
By Janine Jensenoris
You may not realize how important the relationships
friends provide are until you’ve lost them. Often in
new relationships, people lose themselves and spend
every waking moment with their newfound love. Friends
fall by the wayside, tired of broken promises and a
constant string of excuses as to why you can’t hang
out.
Then suddenly, when the relationships romance wears
off, we realize a void has opened up where our friends
used to be. The level of companionship, empathy and
acceptance from our friendship network can be deeper
than that of family members (who are stuck with us)
and lovers (who may come and go with the seasons). The
first step to making and maintaining friends is to know
what makes a good friend.
Staying In Touch With Your Friends
To create the type of relationships that friends need,
you must first create time for them. It’s simply not
possible to physically see every single friend each
day, but phoning, emailing, sending cards in the mail
and text messaging friends to let them know you’re thinking
of them can go a long way.
Sometimes the easiest way to make time for seeing friends
is to pick one mutual hobby you can do each week together,
such as a yoga class, a weekly game night, a movie night,
join a hockey league, choose a day and time to meet
at your favorite bar or coffee shop, etc. You need to
make your friends a priority to reap any benefits from
your social relationships.
Be There For The Good And Bad Times
You want be there for the good times, such as for weddings,
graduations and birthday parties, yet you also need
to be there for the bad times too; for the funerals,
the surgeries and the breakups.
There are also many things you can do to create the
sort of relationships friends don’t want, so be mindful
of how your behavior is received. For instance, incessant
emailing, text messaging and calling can push friends
away.
Do Not Annoy Your Friends
You may find friends avoiding your calls if they know
it’s just something stupid or if they feel they will
end up on the phone for hours. Another way to aggravate
friends is to be overly competitive. Whether it’s about
who has the best clothes, who knows more Simpson’s trivia,
who has the smartest kids, who has the best car or who
makes the most money, no one wants to fall privy to
your relentless spirit of competition.
Thirdly, be sure you’re comfortable with yourself.
Being overly confident or extremely insecure are both
sure-fire ways to exhaust your friendships. Lastly,
try to avoid constant complaining and instead take a
more positive approach to life. You’ll find more people
want to be around you in no time!
Intimate And Casual Relationships
Some people prefer intimate relationships from a few
close friends, while others prefer large groups of casual
acquaintance friends. As we get older, it gets harder
and harder to provide the type of relationships friends
demand because we’re working over-time, we’re caring
for elderly parents, we’re running kids to sports practices,
we’re going to work functions with our mates, we’re
working on our home renovation projects and we’re struggling
to pull off some semblance of a life.
Even so, it’s important that you don’t forget about
maintaining healthy relationships with your friends,
who will be there to rejoice over your triumphs and
support you when times get tough.
About the Author: Janine
Jensenoris is a popular author of dating articles including
Adult
Personals, Blind
Dating, Chat
Websites, Real
Friends, Adult
Party Favors, Conversation
Starters, Abusive
Relationships, Difficult
People, Anger
Management, Interracial
Relationships.
Keep a lookout for more articles coming soon.
More Relationship Facts....
There never has been and never will be a "perfect"
relationship. In a relationship there are always ways
to improve it. It may mean reintroducing passion back
into you and your partner’s life.
It could be scheduling a date night to get away from
the kids. Relationships take a lot of work and many
times people do not realize they need relationship tuneups
as much as they really do. It is hard admitting that
things are not quite so rosy and cheerful. But with
the right help and guidance, you can put your relationship
back on track.
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