Building relationships, no matter how friendly or intimate, is a responsible process that requires efforts from all of its participants. You can learn to be a good friend, but it takes a lot of time and effort.
Instructions
Step 1
The concept of friendship for each person is formed in childhood, it is then that he meets real friends for whom material wealth and status are not so important. Such friends most often remain with a person for life, but in adulthood it is much more difficult to make friends, since the world ceases to be divided only into enemies and friends, and you have to communicate with completely different people.
Step 2
If you want to be a good friend to those around you, first of all learn to listen and hear other people, and also take their problems sincerely. When the person is upset, try to calm them down by not limiting yourself to standard language. If you can provide all possible help, try to offer it, believe me, it will definitely be appreciated.
Step 3
Do not forget that your friends may have not only positive but also negative qualities. You have no moral right to demand from them the behavior you think is ideal. Think of your friends' flaws as personality traits without which they would be completely different.
Step 4
Try to behave kindly towards others, try to communicate more with interesting and positive people, so you can make your life brighter. Your friends should give you a reason to be proud of them, try not to waste your own time with bums, whiners, and overly negative people.
Step 5
To be a good friend, you need to be able to keep secrets that were entrusted to you by strangers, then you can be sure that no one will ever know about your secrets. In parallel, work on your own development and learn to respect yourself as an individual. Once you begin to understand your own “I” and its location in the world, it will be easier for you to accept friends as they are.
Step 6
Do not idealize friendship and make too high demands on your friends. Remember that they may have their own problems, and they simply cannot be there all the time to help you at any moment. Treat your friends the way you would like them to treat you.
