Throughout our lives, despite being outgoing or private, we tend to meet a lot of people. And by a lot, we mean tens of thousands, which is nothing to shake a stick at. And yet all of us do it, without giving it much of a thought. Among them are all kinds of people, with all kinds of merits, flaws and quirks. But in that grand variety of features, some things are a staple of what makes someone your friend and not just an acquaitance. Surprisingly for some, later in life when we choose the people who are going to be around us, interests might take the second place behind what makes you a better person. Let us try to give you some insight.
Loyalty
Life throws many things at you, and a lot of them aren’t nice. Although you should firstly rely on yourself, having someone beside you during the tough times is always a good thing. Having a friend to ease the rough rides of life is truly a blessing. If a person only appears when things are smooth and vanishes when they aren’t, then he is just an acquaitance.
Acceptance
As said previously, a lot of people have a lot of different good sides and bad sides, opinions and attitudes. But still, at the end of the day, friends tend to look past the flaws and differences of the other person and accept them for who they are. Nobody is perfect, everybody has flaws. So why make fuss about it anyway.
Support
All of us have dreams and aspirations, or at least they should have. And all of them differ wildly, from reachable to plausible and to downright impossible. Reality usually interferes, so having someone to help us to reach our goals and to believe in us is really game changing.
Priority
In this day and age, when life is on the fast lane, everyone seems to be lacking enough time for anything and anyone. In other words, time today is far more precious than ever before. And yet people find the time to be with the people they care about. Have that in mind the next time you meet your friends.
Comfort
This might sound as a given, but still we forget that most of us choose to surround themselves with people who don’t really make us feel comfortable. Life is too short for that. Stick to the people that make you feel pleasant and relaxed.
Honesty
You shouldn’t get this wrong. In some points in life, it is better for everyone to hear the little white lies instead of the strict truth. But when social bonds are made, they must stand on solid ground. The best way to achieve this is by being honest and truthful. Most of the time, the hard truth is needed far more than the colorful seemingly harmless lies.
