There is a lot more to friendship than the goals every friend talks about. To be supportive, to be understanding, BFFs, Friends for life and so on. But friendship is much more than that. It is being supportive to call out each other’s shit and the likes of it. Here it is to crappy friends who have shown the true meaning of it and not the version that has been fed into our minds since when we were young.
Navigating Friends
When you are in the real world, navigating friends becomes difficult. You have school friends; you have college ones and then workplace friends some are colleagues. In all these tags and various groups, one tends to get lost. What might have worked great at one time would not be true in the present. Due to technology managing these various groups of friends have become easier.
At the same time, it can create a lot of problems with other responsibilities. Thus, we need to learn to manage. It might be true for either one of them and then the bond should be such – not to drag each other down and give enough space to grow as an individual.
Quality over Quantity
Friends should not be counted; they should rather be counted as a blessing.
One may have enough friends yet, if you feel that you do not have one friend then maybe all these numbers are a façade. Make one friend who is going to stand the test of time. Having many friends will only overwhelm. But one friend will have a positive impact.
Friends are not for granted
There may not be give and take of material things in a friendship, but the emotional support of being there for each other must be. In any relationship, one person should not be the giver. Both are equal partners only then the friendship lasts longer. In a healthy friendship, if one teaches something, she will learn too. make sure that you continuously be there for each other.
Never impose any rules
Rules just pull you down. Binding your friendship would make it susceptible to break. It might even turn toxic and become a sore for your whole life. If the friendship seems to fade away, let it be. Don’t hold on to it for the sake of good times(once). Have fond memories and move ahead.
Some friendships stand the test of times. They become more than just comrades, they become business partners. Such partners know very well the weaknesses of one another and the reason they gel so well is because what one lacks the other can cope. Making it a perfect partnership.
A mother of two, Preeti Bhandari is a colloquial writer. She believes in simple living which reflects in her writings. As the Editor of Narisakti, she intends to use her vast experience to propel this platform to a cult status among entrepreneurial networks. When not writing she is quilling, both with paper and thoughts.