Making Friends And Leading a Happy Life
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Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. Friendship has been studied in academic fields such as communication, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles. A World Happiness Database study found that people with close friendships are happier.
Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many types of bond. Such characteristics include affection; kindness; love; virtue; sympathy; empathy; honesty; altruism; mutual understanding and compassion; enjoyment of each other's company; trust; and the ability to be oneself, express one's feelings, and make mistakes without fear of judgment from the friend.
While there is no practical limit on what types of people can form a friendship, friends tend to share common backgrounds, occupations, or interests and have similar demographics.
"One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Desmond Gahan
Desmond Gahan BA., (Dip. Applied Psychology) is the author and publisher of many non fiction books. His special area is psychology and psychopathology. He lives in Dublin Ireland.
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Making Friends And Leading a Happy Life - Desmond Gahan
Make Friends
Learn How To Make Friends With Anyone...Anywhere!
Chapter 1:
Getting People To Like You
Synopsis
Being gregarious and is one way on ensuring one‟s presence is felt. Most people are happy being around a gregarious personality and this helps the individual to be noticed and hopefully respected to a certain degree.
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Drawing People In
Smiling a lot also helps, as this creates a persona that is open and friendly. People are more like to approach and befriend a person with a smiling disposition as opposed to someone who is more reserved and closed.
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Keeping one‟s emotions in check is another way ensures that people are drawn to individual. Learning how to be more laid back and calm will give the impression of being happy and contented which
translates to emotional maturity and security. When people don‟t carry the baggage
of insecurity they are able to relate better in any environment.
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Keeping some level of basic hygiene is also another likeable feature. People who are untidy and smell bad can be very off putting. Simple things like clean clothes and fresh breath are a most desirable condition to keep.
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Cultivating the habit of always enquiring after the general well of others is another great quality to develop. It shows a caring and concerned attitude which is very pleasant indeed.
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Complimenting people whenever possible is not only a good habit to develop; it also immediately creates a likeable and comfortable situation. Many friendships and other successful relationships have started on a friendly and complimenting remark.
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When engaging in a conversation, maintaining eye contact is good, as it not only ensures the speaker of the undivided attention of all around but also gives everyone a feeling of respect and attention.
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Chapter 2:
Build Your Confidence
Synopsis
Dressing sharply has long been linked to building one‟s self
confidence. One does not necessary have to be a good looker, but with the right clothes and matching complimenting accessories any man or woman can look good. When an individual is aware that they look good, there is an almost