BFF isn’t only for teenagers!
BFF: Best Friends Forever. It seems silly to think like that as an adult, right? But isn’t that still what we all seek no matter our age? We may call it our inner circle or some other name, but the want is still the same. Still, countless numbers of us stumble around the beginnings of a new relationship, not knowing how to take it further. Even greater numbers of us can count on one hand the few number of true friends that we have.
This afternoon, my husband and I went out to lunch with a friend from work and his wife. I felt a bit like I was being set up in that my husband and he are already great friends. His wife and I had never met. We’re both stay at home moms who don’t truly fit into the mold of Mommy Club member or PTA parent. She and I are a little quiet, a little eccentric, and a little overwhelmed as relatively new mommies—trying to find our niche as the anti-social, awkward gals.
We enjoyed our time with them and feel like there could be a budding friendship there, but how do you go about nurturing a good connection with someone to foster longevity? What do you look for in a friend? Do you look for different things in different friends?
Sally and Roger Horchow (father and daughter) were featured on The Today Show, Weekend Edition this Saturday to talk about a book that they co-wrote: The Art of Friendship. Their book lists 70 simple rules for making true connections with others.
Exercise: Call an acquaintance that you wish you had kept closer contact with and try to reconnect. Or, celebrate an already solidified friendship with a compliment, a surprise or another thoughtful gesture. Don’t take good friends for granted and don’t discount room for more!
Resources:
The Today Show, Weekend Edition
Amazon (The Art of Friendship, Horchow)
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