Taking Your Friendship to New Levels

The one thing that really reinforces friendships, or any relationships for that matter, is when you do things together. Why are most people closest to their families? Because they have shared common experiences. They have done special things together, even if it is just a Thanksgiving dinner. They have things in common they talk about, they have inside jokes, they have visited places together. They have wept and cried together.

You will find that as you share more experiences with people, you grow closer to them. It certainly works in friendships too. Haven't you heard of the phrase – friends through thick and thin?

Now that you have somewhat grown to know each other better, you should try out these "new" shared experiences to do together. The rule of the thumb is that there is always something in common between two people, however distant they might seem on the outside. It could be anything – love for eating, love for movies, love for golf. Your initial conversations will tell you what you like to do. Then you can make plans for it. If you like traveling, try to make a plan for visiting a nearby holiday place, probably trek there if you like. It is always interesting if you can get other people to join you, because you might feel more comfortable in company.

Plan out these new things more often. If there's a new eatery in town that everyone is talking about, go check it out. You have to buy new clothes for yourself, ask them to accompany you to the mall. You get some good news? Share it with them. You will find you always get reciprocation for such acts. These short times of togetherness will also give you a great time to converse with each other and get to know each other better.

Remember that reciprocation is important here. If you invite your new friend for something, they must invite you too. If they do it first, you have to reciprocate. If either one does not reciprocate, something is amiss. You may have to work more at getting to know each other. Maybe do smaller things first, like having a dinner together, and then go for bigger things. If the reciprocation part flounders, the thing that is probably missing is that you are trying too hard. Go slower.

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