HowtoMakeFriends
Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends.Goodfriendshiphasmanybenefits.Itofferscompanionship,improvesself-worthandpromotesgoodhealth.Therearetimesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtownorchangedourjobsorschools.Suchchangesoftenleaveuswithoutafriend.Makingnewfriendscomeseasyforsomepeople.Butformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage.Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.
*Associatewithothers.
(36)___Youcangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeople.Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces.
*Startaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.(37)___Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation,Beingabletomakesmalltalkisaveryusefulskillinrelatingwithotherpeople.
*(38)___Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuildingfriendshipastheseinterestswouldalwaysbringyouandyourfriendtogether.Hangingoutwillalwaysbeapleasantexperience.
*Letitgrow.
Itisagoodthingtostayintouch.However,trynottopressyournewfriendwithcalls,messagesorvisitsasthiswouldlikelywearhimorheroutandfinallyyoumayloseyourfriend.(39)___Thebestfriendshipsaretheonesthatgrownaturally.
*Enjoyyourfriendship.
Thebestwaytoenjoyyourfriendshipistoallowyourfriendstobethemselves.(40)___Trynottochangethemfromwhotheyaretowhatyouwantthemtobe.Becomethekindoffriendyouwillwantyourfriendtobetoyou.
A.Dothingstogether.
B.Trynottofindfaultwithyourfriends.
C.Soyouwillneedtogiveyourfriendtimetokeepintouchwithyou.
D.Thefirststeptomakefriendsisassociatingwithotherpeople.
E.Becheerful.
F.Forafriendshiptodevelopyouneedtostayintouch.
G.Donotwaittobespokento.