Facts on Friendship........

PEOPLE EQUAL FRIENDS
There is a certain chemistry with friends - just as in a love relationship. Therefore, contact with other people is the first building block to grow a friend. Friends can not grow in solitude and TRUE friends take time.

TALKING IS ESSENTIAL AMONG FRIENDS
Talking between friends requires attention and listening. In a mutually satisfying friendship, both friends talk and both friends listen. Friends also talk appropriately to each other.

FRIENDS ACKNOWLEDGE FRIENDS
Friends acknowledge each other when talking. Many conflicts in your personal relationships can be avoided if you simply take the time to acknowledge other's feelings and points of view.

FRIENDS LISTEN TO FRIENDS
Listening to friends is an important step in building a closer friendship. We often take listening for granted, never realizing what it means to really listen to a friend.


FRIENDS ATTEND TO FRIENDS
Friends focus during conversations. Friends pay attention in conversations. It means that your ears, your eyes, your body and your feelings are all focused on that person at that time.

FRIENDS SHOW EMPATHY WITH FRIENDS
Empathy is identifying with your friends feelings and seeing life through your friends eyes. Confidences are freely given when they are received with empathy among friends.

FRIENDS TOUCH FRIENDS
Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. When you see True Friends communicating, you will notice friends "listen with their eyes", stand close together, and casually touch comfortably.

FRIENDS PRAISE FRIENDS
Affirmation is a powerful tool for growing a friend. Genuine praise can affect your friends life. Be generous with praise for all of your friends, including your casual ones.

FRIENDS ARE LOYAL, TRUSTWORTHY AND HONEST
Trust and loyalty go hand-in-hand for friendships. Friends can trust you with their secrets, both large and small, because true friends never break a confidence. True friends are forever loyal! Honesty is another important must. True friends are always honest with each other - even if that honesty is painful. It is better to be 100% truthful than to lie to a friend- explain your side kindly if your honesty is painful.

FRIENDS ARE EQUAL
Friends are on a seesaw. In a healthy relationship, friends are equals. Not 50/50 every time, of course, but with a true, lasting friendship it always evens out in the end.

FRIENDS REVEAL THEIR FEELINGS
We feel closets to our friends when we are suffering together, when we feel like our friend needs us, or when we feel a friend has shared something of great importance with us.

FRIENDS CAN NOT READ MINDS
The person who thinks, "If you really liked me, you could read my mind" can not have a true adult friendship. No friend can read your mind, and you can not read your friends mind.

FRIENDS CARE AND SHARE
Friends who are true friends express how much they care. In that caring, true friends are willing to share what they have with others. Especially with their closest and dearest friends.

FRIENDS MAKE TIME TO SPEND WITH EACH OTHER
You can not have a true friendship unless you spend time with each other. Going to the movies, out to dinner, bowling, walking, or what ever it is that you like to do. Spending time and having fun is essential. Phone friendship is okay, but the real meat and potatoes of true friendship is when you are together - sharing a hug - and doing something FUN!


2. FRIENDS ARE THERE FOR EACH OTHER
   Most true friends will drop everything when a friend is in urgent need of them. True friends support each other. If for some reason a true friend could not be there for you and the reason is a good one, you should be understanding to their situation at hand.
   

I, sameera Sahani, being a member of IF salute all the great friendships that begin here on IF and will last until the end of time... all i say is.. True Friend is not always there.. if somebody is putting their hand for friendship take it, don't be scared.. cause you never know u may have found a true friend..

sam.