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    How to keep a friendship long lasting?

    Most of the people have friends and they enjoy in their company. It is a very common relationship and the company of a good friend is a joy for ever.
    We all are human beings having our own weaknesses and deficiencies and sometimes there are occasions when conflict arises between friends and relationship is affected. In many cases the warmth and attachment is lost and practically speaking we lose a friend.
    Has it ever happened with you? Did you lose a friend? Or you reconnected with him? How to keep a friendship long lasting? Please share your experiences and views on this matter.
  • #778809

    Points:5
    Friendship is one such relationship which needs nurturing. One cannot take every friendship for granted. There is always a need to deeply understand the friend because friendship based on a superficial level cannot last long.

    I have seen some friendships of my dear ones go sour. Even I have gone through some bitter friendships. I believe in friendship when one takes another for granted and says anything without any consideration is painful. Some friends are so blunt that they do not realise that their statements would hurt someone. I don't believe in sugarcoating. Still, I feel it's good to ignore unwanted matters; if expressed, it can be hurtful.

    When the friendships go sour, and both sides never want to patch up or have the notion of being perfect, then those relationships are worth forgetting. In friendship- respect, care and understanding each other are very important; otherwise, friendship cannot continue for long. To be in touch during happiness and sadness is the core mantra of a strong friendship.
    shampasaid

  • #778812

    Points:5
    Friendship is a two-way process. Any relation will get stabilised if both the parties involved have a nature of adjustment. That is why many people say that life is a journey which requires adjustments in all ages of life.
    As long as no financial matters come in between the friends chances of that friendship getting broken are remote. As long as we never expect any favour from our friends, that relations will continue without any issues, I feel. I have a minimal number of friends but I never had any issue with any of my friends. I never had any dispute with any of my friends.
    Now I have WhatsApp groups with my friends at different stages of my life, I have a high school group and a junior college group. college group and university group. Here I want to mention that I have 4 best friends. There are my friends in my high school and junior college. I am in touch with all four of them and we contact each other at regular intervals and meet whenever possible.
    drrao
    always confident

  • #778815

    Points:4
    Maintenance of friendship is an art I think. We must be a good listener and need to be careful in this regard. Let us not touch topics which could irritate our friends. Liking or disliking of an individual varies from one friend to the other. This needs to be thought of. There might be a long list of doing and undoing.
    Despite taking so much caution, the relationship might be soured due to any reason beyond our control. I think some people are really lucky to have got a friend with whom one can enter into arguments, hot talks and fights and in the next moment they can laugh with heart. If such things are happening with you and still you are in a deep relationship, it might be an exceptional phase. Such examples are rare but not unusual.

  • #778830

    Points:5
    A friendship can sustain for a long time only when there is mutual understanding between the persons. A true friendship requires patience and mutual sacrifices. A good friend should reciprocate every good action of the friend. At the same time the friendship can be said as real friendship only when there is no expectation between the persons. Any friendship which dwells on selfish motives and getting something done in the shadow of friendship will never last long.
    It is said that good friends are a joy forever. One can enjoy the company of good friends and there is nothing like that. Many people keep track of their childhood friends and have good relations with them up to the old age.
    I fully agree to the point made above by other members that if a friendship does not progress well then it is better to keep the relations off and search for better choices.
    Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

  • #778853

    Points:5
    As per my perception and my experience in this matter, the most important thing in the friendship is that it should be maintained from both the sides.
    I had a few friends since my school time and we were having a good time and the friendship seemed to be very firm and long lasting. But what happened is that we all separated and went our ways while making a career and ended in different job positions. Later we tried to revive the old ties through social media and came in contact and exchanged messages and even talked on phone a few times but what I observed that most of the friends were not much interested in rekindling the old relations may be they were busy with their families and discharging their responsibilities. So the lukewarm responses soon diminished our interests and now we only occasionally exchange messages in new year or occasions like that and no one is initiating any idea for reunion or meet.
    Until there is a strong desire from both the sides a long lasting friendships turns to be a dream.
    Knowledge is power.

  • #778896

    Points:2
    I have found that almost everything is mentioned in the response to this thread. I would like to say that the ego may destroy your friendship. One more thing, I have read a good quote about friendship. "If you want your friendship long-lasting, keep a place in your heart, where you can forgive the mistakes of your friends."
    Honesty is the best policy.

  • #779451

    Points:3
    I think there are crises in all relationships. That's why friendship becomes stronger when you overcome these crises together and find a compromise. Besides, in adult life, everyone has a lot of problems and responsibilities that eat up our time. The main thing is not to forget about each other and stay in touch. Also, joint adventures and traveling strengthen relationships well.


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