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4 Keys to Developing and Maintaining Friendships

Develop and maintain friendships

Look for friends with common interests.
Schedule a "first date. There is nothing wrong with inviting someone for coffee or dinner because you think you have something in common with them.
Make a commitment. Once you begin a friendship, you must be purposeful in developing it.
Have fun. These fun activities become the moments that offer the perfect balance to the challenges in life.

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Making friends as an adult can be difficult. As we get older, life changes can affect existing friendships, and adulthood can make forging new ones harder than it was in adolescence. But it is possible to make new friends in adulthood with a few simple steps.

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Be a regular

The best way to have friends is to interact with the same person regularly.

Look for activities where the same core people show up. Keep showing up yourself.

Talk about yourself

Share some details of your life more freely so that your conversation partner doesn't have to interrogate you. If you feel uncomfortable talking too much, give yourself permission to stretch and grow.

Be the conversation starter

Most people are secretly scared of getting rejected. Assume that people like you and act in kind.

Don't wait for them to start a conversation. Say "hello." They might be relieved you took the initiative.

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25 Tips to Help You Improve Any Relationship In Your Life

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Humans are social creatures, and we thrive in small and medium-sized groups. Even the loners out there have a few family members and some friends in their close social circle. This means that we have to work hard on developing good relationships with those around us-our family, friends, lovers, coworkers and bosses.

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Acknowledge the opinions, feelings and needs of others
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The Evolutionary Benefit of Friendship

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Healthy friendships offer far more than a reliable person to share a beer with. Research shows they can make us healthier, wealthier, happier and overall more successful. Here's how. *** Is friendship important for our survival? At first glance, the answer isn't obvious. Other relationships get more play: romantic partners, parents and kids, families, professional networks.

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Essential for our survival

Friendships need to be carefully acquired to avoid negative influences. Friendships need a continuous effort that can be difficult to manage. They will go through ups and downs and will be subject ...

Advantages of friendships

Friendships create diversity. Your chances of dealing with certain problems are increased if you have friends with different skillsets.

For instance, the death of a partner. Your survival is dependent on having close friends who can support you through difficult times.
Friends with different interests, strengths, and weaknesses provide a safe space to help us test our ideas and develop our character.
Friends with different talents can help us realize our own potential.
Our life expectancy increases with a network of reliable friends.

A key component of success

If friendship becomes another checkbox on your to-do list, you're probably going to miss out on good friendships.

If we put in some effort into learning how to become a good friend, the rest will come easier. With friendships, we live longer, with more laughter, less fear, and a higher quality of life.