In order for communication between friends to be satisfying there needs to be good interpersonal communication. Friends need to be open, empathic, equal etc. They also need to use verbal and nonverbal communication effectively. The way you discuss emotions and resolve conflicts is also really important in a friendship. We should engage in dual perspective in our friendships. This helps us understand what our friends are feeling and thinking and helps us accept that. In friendship it is also important to communicate honestly. In order for a friendship to be successful people need to be open about their feelings and emotions. In friendships we should be open to diversity among other people. This will open our eyes to all different ways of life. The last important part of a good friendship is not sweating the small stuff. We can’t dwell on the small things and this mean that we won’t like everything about our friends but we need to learn to accept their differences.
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ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that in order to be successful friends we need to be openly communicating between each others. One of the most important parts is to be an active listener. It is because when we listen actively our friends feel satisfied that we are listening because we care about their feelings. In a sense we are recognizing their feelings. Open communication is important because it provides us that comfort zone where we feel comfortable in talking to our friends. For example if we are upset at our friend rather than staying upset we should let them know that we are upset. Later on we should talk openly and resolve the issues to sustain a stronger friendship bond between friends.
I think everything you said is completely true. I feel like a lot of people have problems expressing their feelings openly with other people. I think this tends to be because they do not want to hurt the other person or ruin a friendship. I do agree though that being open and honest is key to any friendship and is something you should strive for in all friendships. I also really agree with not sweating the small things. I feel like a lot of the time, people get so worked up over the tiniest things and it tends to ruin a perfectly good relationship. I feel like everyone could benefit from just relaxing a bit.
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