Friendship: 4 Smart Tips of Nurturing It

Dear reader, I want you to ask yourself these questions: Does true friendship exist? If yes, do you cultivate and maintain it? When was the last time you made your friends happy? Don’t tell me your answers just keep them for yourself.

You will agree with me that it’s wonderful to have friends around you. Without them you will probably feel so lonely and each time you will be yearning for company. Without them you be talking to yourself just because you have no one to talk to. So friendship is such a treasure that we should always cherish in our lives.

But who is a friend? It is that person who is not usually from your family and whom you have known very well in that you like him/her a lot. In today’s advanced world of technology, there are two ways you can make friends.

Two ways of Making Friends

1. Online that is through Internet’s social networking sites.

2. Offline-social parties and gatherings etc.

With internet at our fingertips and the rise of social networking sites, making friends has become such an easy thing. You get to chat and share opinions with people you hardly know as long as they accept your friendship by adding you as a friend.

To say the truth, social networking sites have helped teens from boredom. They could have otherwise end up being the devil’s workshop.

But the big question is: How do you cultivate and maintain your friendship?

Three Tips of Cultivating and Maintaining Friendship

1. Gifts

Frankly speaking, friends get excited when they receive gifts. It makes them realize that they’re valued. Gifts strengthen friendship bonds. The good news is that social networking sites have got variety of them to choose from. Surprise your friends by sending them these gifts. You can also consider sending these gifts during birthdays, Christmas or any other occasion.

Once your friends receive them they will be happy. They might also reciprocate this thus improving the relationship between you and them.

2. Jokes

Jokes is another way of strengthening friendship. They make your friends laugh. Jokes will switch one from stress to happiness. If your joke is extremely funny, then your friends won’t help their tears from flowing down their cheeks. This will make them miss you.

3. Friend Quotes

There are friendship quotes on the internet. Sending them to friends is one way of being in touch with them. Some of them are well decorated in form of cards. You feel happy once you receive wonderful encouraging quotes from friends. Your friends will also feel the same way if only they receive them from you.

4. Poems

There are many friendship poems online. The purpose of these poems is to ensure that friends are in touch and for encouraging one another. They make buddies to realize the importance of friendship.

So there you have the tips, go ahead and strengthen your friendship by using them.