How do you value a friendship?

Read on to learn more about the 5 important requirements for a strong friendship.

1. Trust. via GIPHY.
2. Equality. Equality is another super important ingredient in healthy friendships that often gets overlooked when one friend seems to have more say than the other.
3. Compassion. via GIPHY.
4. Honesty.
5. Independence.

Why do I help my friends when they need it?

When I was a kid, I helped my friends because I was tech-savvy, and I remember how painful it was when they just took it for granted. On the other hand, to just stop helping people is a surefire way to lose your friends. When you help people the right way you will get a ton of benefits in life. This was the advice I gave my friend:

How do you say thank you to a friend for help?

Let your friends know that you enjoy helping them, but don’t say things like “It’s nothing, I didn’t have anything to do anyway” or “I need nothing back, I just think it’s fun to help”. You don’t have to talk down on what you did. Instead, say something like “ I’m glad to help, I think this will turn out great”.

Why do I feel like people don’t value my help?

1. If you feel that people don’t value your help, it might be because you don’t value it Let your friends know that you enjoy helping them, but don’t say things like “It’s nothing, I didn’t have anything to do anyway” or “I need nothing back, I just think it’s fun to help”. You don’t have to talk down on what you did.

How do you deal with friends who don’t help each other?

Deal with the root cause. For example, it could be: You might feel discomfort that you help a person more than you get back. A solution can be to talk to the person about how you feel. You feel resentment that you have to help or you might get rejected. A solution can be to try to make new friends so you are less dependent on your existing ones.