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12 Friendship Musts to Keep Life-Long Friends

“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – Christopher Robin to Winnie-the-Pooh

Many of us realize that the relationship with our spouse or our beloved one requires constant work and effort, but we rarely think like that about friendship. We believe that the bond that we share with our friends will last forever. But the truth is that friendship is not so different from your love relationships. Many of the same rules still apply. You should trust a person. You should share the same interests. You should spend time together to keep your relationship strong. And you should not take your friends for granted!

If you feel that you are slowly growing apart from your friends or would like to make more friends and maintain long-lasting relationships with them, here are 12 friendship muststhat will help you to do that:

1. Let go of expectations. In friendship, just as in your relationship with your beloved, you should accept 100% responsibility for making it work. It is never 50/50, otherwise any genuine friendship quickly turns into a business arrangement, e.g. “I will do something for you, but then you will have to do the same for me”. Stop keeping tabs on who has given most in the friendship and do not expect that your efforts or nice gestures will be appreciated or repaid. You can only become true friends with someone you genuinely like, not with someone that you can benefit from.

2. Invite your friends over for a dinner. If your friends live nearby,