A Tip From GIP: Friendships

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<b>Tips for Making & Keeping Friends</b>


1. Combine getting together with your friends with other activities

2. If your friends want to get together, make time in your schedule

3. Be interested in others

4. Be concerned with your friends

5. Be positive and upbeat

6. Avoid misusing friends

7. Avoid using friends as nursemaids, therapist or loan officers

8. Listen empathetically

9. Keep your friendship comfortable

10. Keep confidences

11. Share your knowledge and experiences with your friends

12. Respect your friends' emotional boundaries and privacy

13. Have the name and number of one or two relatives of your friends so you can find your friends if they move

14. Reconnect with friends during the year, not just as holidays

15. Remember your friends' birthdays

16. Return calls or letters promptly

17. Occasionally sacrifice your time, energy and need for friends

18. Make time to celebrate your accomplishments with your friends