Maintaining friends is something which should almost be taught as a course at some point. Friendship is a truly special thing and something which can be stronger than steel and at the same time as fragile as an egg shell. Friendship takes work, is give and take, and if done well, will last a life time.
Friends, really good friends, are one of life's luxuries. A true friend will over look your faults and weaknesses, will help pick you up, and will share in your victories. One might say that this almost sounds like the description of a family member. In fact, a really good and true friend is like a family member. However, there is one point in particular which separates family from friends.
Except in the very rare situation, friends are not so likely to endure sharp comments, criticism, or any of the other sides of someone which a family will. Family members don't always like each other, especially when things are said which cause disagreement. However underneath it all is the love of the family. This underlying love does not typically exist with the exception of the truly loyal and deep friendship. Friendship is based on like and not live. Friendships, unlike family, do not have the love to fall back on that family does and as in the case of cross words or strong emotions.
A friendship can end on a criticism, retort, or angry word. Even seemingly harmless comments or actions can cause a friendship to go awry. It is with this understanding what makes friendships work and work well. Knowing that friendship has its own set of rules, just as family does, will help prevent misunderstandings. It is often sad to watch friends go there separate ways especially when it is easy to see, as a third party, that a breach has occurred. A breach can take the form of money owed, an off handed comment, or other action which one person feels crosses the boundary. Many people do not understand the fragile nature of friendships and that there is noting on which to fall back unless it has existed for quite some time and many situations have been face.
Friends, really good friends, are one of life's luxuries. A true friend will over look your faults and weaknesses, will help pick you up, and will share in your victories. One might say that this almost sounds like the description of a family member. In fact, a really good and true friend is like a family member. However, there is one point in particular which separates family from friends.
Except in the very rare situation, friends are not so likely to endure sharp comments, criticism, or any of the other sides of someone which a family will. Family members don't always like each other, especially when things are said which cause disagreement. However underneath it all is the love of the family. This underlying love does not typically exist with the exception of the truly loyal and deep friendship. Friendship is based on like and not live. Friendships, unlike family, do not have the love to fall back on that family does and as in the case of cross words or strong emotions.
A friendship can end on a criticism, retort, or angry word. Even seemingly harmless comments or actions can cause a friendship to go awry. It is with this understanding what makes friendships work and work well. Knowing that friendship has its own set of rules, just as family does, will help prevent misunderstandings. It is often sad to watch friends go there separate ways especially when it is easy to see, as a third party, that a breach has occurred. A breach can take the form of money owed, an off handed comment, or other action which one person feels crosses the boundary. Many people do not understand the fragile nature of friendships and that there is noting on which to fall back unless it has existed for quite some time and many situations have been face.
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merve
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09/14/2008
ben merve en iyi arkadaþým ecem biz sýnýf arkadaþýyýz a true friend ecem
Katy
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08/01/2008
Have you noticed a lot of hits on this article? It's a ChaCha approved resource so that is why you may be seeing more hits than usual. Great article.
Lisa Jones
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07/08/2008
my name is Lisa Jones
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my phone number is
65822342
and I got A map for you
Love from Lisa
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