How to Make Best Friends

Take a few useful tips on making friends who stand by you through thick and thin!

There are things good friends do that assure a wide network friends. What are these things? Is it possible to expand your circle of friends by changing your behaviour and attitude towards people?

Some things good friends do instinctively: Good friends keep things to themselves that were told to them in confidence. They are reliable about things such as pre-arranged dates, times, or contributions to a dinner party. n They are not jealous of your other friends. On the contrary, real friends are happy for you. Good friends phone or visit when you are sick, or your mother has died. n They know when to listen and when to talk. They are one of those few people to whom you can say that you are not well, and they don’t feel uncomfortable.

They know when to back off — sometimes you just need space and they do not interpret that as a personal rejection, because they do not see everything from their own point of view. They will tolerate your lively children, or your grumpy mother-in-law or you boisterous fox terrier. They will be honest with you if you ask their opinion, but once they have given it, will not hold it against you if you don’t follow their advice.