Improving your friendships

twowomanhighfivingeachother22990915.jpgAny friendship that you might have is going to need to be maintained if we expect it to last a lifetime. All too often what happens is we become friends with people and we neglect to maintain our friendship, so people think that you no longer want to be friends.

Here are some things that you can do on a daily basis to help improve your friendships.

Number one: Say thank you
One of the best things that you can do to help improve your friendships is to tell your friends thank you. Many times, we tell complete strangers thank you for little things but we tend to forget to thank the people who are closest to us. It always feels good to hear the words thank you, no matter what it is for because it makes us fell wanted and needed rather than taking advantage of. Many times people tend to not thank those closest to them because of the fact that they automatically assume that these people know how they actually feel. Nevertheless, even if they do know how you feel it is still nice to hear it. Not to mention that it lets the person know that what they have done was worthwhile and that it meant something to you.

Number two: Love and appreciate your friends
You need to let your friends know that you love and appreciate them. All too often people take advantage of their closest friends and just assume that their friends are always going to be around for them. However, this isn't always true so we need to be sure to tell our friends that we love them and appreciate everything that they have done for us. This can include always listening when you need to vent, letting you cry on their shoulders, or giving you needed advice and the list can go on forever. Nevertheless, no matter what your friends do for you make sure that you let them know how much they mean to you by expressing how you feel about them.

Number three: Need your friends

You need to make sure that your friends know that you need them. Many people think that regardless of what happens their friends are always going to be there for them, and this means that they fail to tell their friends that they need them around and want them around. Therefore, what you should do is to tell your friends that you don't know what you would do with your friends, which we usually remember to tell them on their birthdays or on days where they have really helped us out. However, the truth of the matter is that we actually need our friends more often than once or twice a year so you shouldn't be afraid to tell them that you need them more than once or twice a year.

Number four: Do things for your friends

Something else that you can do to help improve your friendships is to make sure that you take the time to do things for your friends. Many times, you find that your friends have done numerous things for you and are always there, but when it comes time for you to help them you are either busy doing something else or you can't seem to fit them into your schedule. What you need to do is to make the time to fit them into your schedule, or set aside a certain day of the week for friend time. By doing this you will be giving back to the friendship rather than just taking from the friendship. Hey even a phone call a day to find out how things are going is a way of giving back to the friendship and making time for your friends.

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