It is necessary to have quality friends, not quantity of friends.
Making new friends is a fundamental part of social life. Some people have a natural gift for socializing and making friends easily, while others may find it a bit more challenging. Throughout my life, I have experienced both situations and have learned some strategies for making new friends.
In my personal case, I can say that it has not always been easy for me to make friends. As a teenager, I had a bit of trouble opening up socially and connecting with new people. But as time went by, I learned some techniques and skills that have made it easier for me to establish friendships.
One of the keys to making new friends is to be yourself. When we try to be someone we are not, just to please others, we fail to establish genuine connections. Authenticity is essential to attract and connect with people who share similar interests and values.
Another way to make friends is to show interest in others. Many times we are so concerned with impressing others that we forget to listen and show genuine interest in their lives. Asking questions, showing empathy and giving space for others to express themselves are attitudes that foster the creation of bonds of friendship.
As for the quantity of friends I prefer to have, I consider quality to be more important than quantity. For me, it is preferable to have a few true friends, those I can trust and share meaningful moments with, than to have a large number of superficial acquaintances. Authentic friendship implies reciprocity, support and trust, and it is not achieved by maintaining superficial relationships with many people.
In our society obsessed with numbers and the number of followers on social networks, we often tend to think that the more friends we have, the better. But is this really the case, and does having a long list of friends on Facebook or thousands of followers on Instagram guarantee true friendship?
The answer to these questions is a resounding no. The quality of friendships is not measured by the number of people we know, but by the depth of the relationships and the connection we establish with each of our friends. It is preferable to have a few true friends, those with whom we share interests, values and meaningful moments, than a long list of acquaintances with whom we have hardly any real interactions.
When we focus our attention on the quality of friends, we ensure that we have a solid and sincere support network. True friends are those who are there for us in difficult times, who listen to us without judgment and give us their unconditional support. They are those who are willing to celebrate our achievements and joys, and who show us their love and affection in a genuine way.
Having a few close friends allows us to cultivate deeper relationships. It is easier to maintain connections and devote time and energy to strengthening bonds with a few people rather than dispersing them over many relationships. Quality friendships are fundamental to feeling supported and accompanied at different stages of our lives.
In contrast, having many superficial friends can lead to the feeling of being surrounded by people who don't really know or understand us. It can make us feel lonely even in the midst of a crowd. In addition, maintaining superficial relationships requires a large investment of time and energy, with no real emotional benefit.
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Making new friends can be challenging, but there are a number of strategies that can make the process easier. Authenticity and genuine interest in others are key to creating meaningful friendships. As for the quantity of friends, I prefer to have few but true friends, as the quality of relationships is more important than the quantity. Cultivating deep friendships provides us with greater emotional support and allows us to enjoy more meaningful connections in our lives.
Have a great start of the week, this is my first post of the week and it is related to the topic:
Making New Friends
Are you one of those who find it easy to make friends? How do you go about it? Do you prefer having many friends to having a few ones? Why?
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Establishing genuine connections is easier when we are real to ourselves. Being whom we are, and showing interest in others and not being selfish.
I also agree with you on making fewer friends because maintaining friendship takes a lot. If they are many,it becomes difficult to create a unique bond needed for meaningful friendship
When we make many friends, what scares me is that I might fail one of them or that they might not meet my expectations, so I am very selective and somewhat careful, and I must also feel that we share things in common and that we wish each other well.
Nice strategies and I really love the aspects of being one’s self. That’s really important. And also it not the count that matter. But do they truly count? You hit the nail on the head about the social impact on friendships. Quality indeed over quantity
Friends should love you for who you are, for your personality and way of being. It is not logical that we have friends whose personal interests harm ours, those are not friends, they are opportunistic people. Therefore it is important that our friends share many hobbies and ideas with us, and prove to be reliable. We should behave towards them in the same way.
That’s one way to become better. Having trustworthy and reliable friends around you.
Being real and genuine makes a relationship as friends more stronger and keeps it going.
Jealousy and selfishness would only create more sane and cause more of issues in a relationship as friends.
And also I agree with you strongly in the aspect that you stated in your post that,keeping few friends is way more better than having a thousand people as friends.
In the sense that maintaining of friends Isn't a really easy task to pay,so to have more time and also to stress less in giving the same energy and support received.
Thank you for Sharing this amazing post of yours.
Thank you for your kind words. It is very complicated and problematic to maintain many friendships, that leads to neglect and not to keep them, it is also very ugly that some so-called friends use us for personal purposes, that happens a lot unfortunately. It is better to have few friends, who show good will and commitment with us, in the same way our behavior should be reciprocal with them.
You're welcome
You've said it all
That's exactly how it's meant to be and not the other way round.
Impressing people or trying to be someone else just to be friends with someone doesn't end well. In the end, the people we are pretending to will see who we really are.
To build genuine connections, we must be ourselves and that's the only way things can work out.
People who seek to impress us to be our friends generally seek to take advantage of us to get something, it is better to confront them and ask them what they want from us, you will see how the mask falls off, and they stop trying to be your friend. I know people who once said they were my friends and now they pass by me and don't even know me. That does not make me feel bad, but rather reinforces my conviction that it is better to have few friends who have affinity with our life issues and who are able to support us in difficult moments. We should reciprocate with them.