What to Do When You Feel You Are Losing Your Best Friend
A friend is a treasure in that he/she is able to make your life better.
The best of friendships, however, undergo serious strain and there are times when you think you are going to lose a good friend.
Here are three things that you can do to make sure you salvage a friendship worth saving.
1.
Be humble The major thing that strains relationships is the absence of humility.
If both of you think you are not to blame for the crisis, then there is not going to be a solution to the problem.
You have to choose to be humble enough to take the blame even though you are not to blame.
This shows maturity and once the problems are over you can look at that phase with laughter.
This is possible only when one of you chooses to take the blame.
2.
Apologize genuinely Once you take the blame choose to apologize and mean it.
There are two people in a relationship, and if there is a problem, both parties are to blame to some extent.
You share of the blame might be small but it is there all the same.
Apologize for your part and be sincere about it.
Your friend may see how much you value the relationship and be reasonable enough to apologize to you too, and most probably to forgive you.
3.
Keep communication channels open One thing that keeps relationships alive is communication.
If you do not communicate in time of stress there is no hope of reviving the relationship.
Find something interesting to share with your friend and deliberately ignore the strain between you.
If you choose to communicate at least once a day you will keep the lifeline of this relationship in place and you increase the chances of mending the relationship.
It does not matter how much you are angry with a good friend, you miss them genuinely.
If you do not use that as a springboard to start communicating, despite the anger, you may find it difficult to start communicating later on.
The best time to start is when you are still very angry.
It is difficult but worth it for a really good friendship relationship.
If your relationship is worth salvaging, nothing is too much to do for it.
Humble yourself, apologize genuinely and keep the communication channels open and you increase the chances of reviving the souring relationship.
The best of friendships, however, undergo serious strain and there are times when you think you are going to lose a good friend.
Here are three things that you can do to make sure you salvage a friendship worth saving.
1.
Be humble The major thing that strains relationships is the absence of humility.
If both of you think you are not to blame for the crisis, then there is not going to be a solution to the problem.
You have to choose to be humble enough to take the blame even though you are not to blame.
This shows maturity and once the problems are over you can look at that phase with laughter.
This is possible only when one of you chooses to take the blame.
2.
Apologize genuinely Once you take the blame choose to apologize and mean it.
There are two people in a relationship, and if there is a problem, both parties are to blame to some extent.
You share of the blame might be small but it is there all the same.
Apologize for your part and be sincere about it.
Your friend may see how much you value the relationship and be reasonable enough to apologize to you too, and most probably to forgive you.
3.
Keep communication channels open One thing that keeps relationships alive is communication.
If you do not communicate in time of stress there is no hope of reviving the relationship.
Find something interesting to share with your friend and deliberately ignore the strain between you.
If you choose to communicate at least once a day you will keep the lifeline of this relationship in place and you increase the chances of mending the relationship.
It does not matter how much you are angry with a good friend, you miss them genuinely.
If you do not use that as a springboard to start communicating, despite the anger, you may find it difficult to start communicating later on.
The best time to start is when you are still very angry.
It is difficult but worth it for a really good friendship relationship.
If your relationship is worth salvaging, nothing is too much to do for it.
Humble yourself, apologize genuinely and keep the communication channels open and you increase the chances of reviving the souring relationship.