How To Find Better Friends
Written by Jennifer Tressen -
Thursday, 25 September 2008
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Friendships are an important part of everyone’s life. Despite what some people think you really do need friends. However finding good friends can be difficult.
Most really great friendships take years to develop and while that is the ultimate goal you might not want to invest a year or two getting to know someone only to have them leave, turn on you or suddenly turn out to be someone you can’t stand. Or perhaps you have lots of friends already but they just aren’t the best. Maybe they’re disloyal, untrusting, cruel or just not like you anymore. People grow and change and sometimes that breaks up friendships. If you mature and your friends don’t you likely won’t want to hang around them anymore, thus the search for new friends begins. Here are some ways to meet new potential better friends that are more likely to stick around and connect with you.
Take part in a club or continual meeting group
Have an interest in anything? Join a club or group that meets frequently. There are book clubs, arts groups, and so on. If you really look you can find other people interested in the same thing as you. These are people who you’ll have something to talk to about. Plus you can see how loyal and informative they are by watching to see if they make it to meetings each week.
Join a sports team
Get on a team. Sports teams lend themselves to making friends as you all have to work together to win. Plus these are people you will see on a weekly basis so there’s time to develop a friendship.
Be open-minded
Don’t judge people right away. Give them some time to surprise you, confirm your instincts or make you interested. Meet people with an open mind and they’ll be more apt to open up to you so you can see if there’s any friendly sparks that could become a better relationship.
Find a pal at work
People at work are great because you see them frequently, you have similar schedules and you always have something to talk about. But make sure when you enter a friendship that it will last or if you have to end it make sure you do so in the most amicable way possible because this person will continue to be around and you don’t want the friendship break-up awkwardness.
Examine your own family
Look at the friendships within your own family. See where your siblings, parents and cousins found their friends. Or become friends with some of their friends as well.
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