A prosperous relationship needs to be nurtured very well for it to remain a harmonious one. Like any other relationship, the bond of friendship, too, needs to be gardened, so that the friends can savour its sweet fruits.

Want to know how simple gestures can help your friendship blossom? Read on…


• Love yourself
Till the time you don’t like, respect and love yourself, you can’t expect others to do it. Therefore, it’s important that you like and accept yourself before expecting the same from others.

• Make your friends feel important
Just as you’d want to be liked and loved, your friends, too, have similar expectations. Little words of appreciation will make them feel important and wanted.

• Treat your friends as you’d like to be treated
It’s seen that a lot of people have so many expectations from others, but they seldom recognize their own efforts to reciprocate their friends’ gestures. Hence, ensure that you treat your friends in a fashion as you’d like to be treated. After all, friendship too, is a give and take affair.


• Take time out for them
Your college or office or household projects would obviously keep you very busy. But, ensure that you take time out from your busy schedule to catch up with your friends. A lot of times you might be totally unaware of the fact that they are in dire need of a ‘friend’, and might silently wait for you to come up to them.

• Communicate
Communication is the key for any happy relationship. This does not only mean that you keep talking, listening, too, is as important. It’ always advised to clear the air between friends if something is troubling you. If he/she is your true friend, then he/she will empathize with you and work with you to offer a solution