by Franchesca Bisignano

Created on: June 23, 2009

Throughout our lives we are constantly building relationship with people around us. Relationships are an important aspect of our lives. Without relationships we are just one person with no one around us. As people we want to have friends and be surrounded by people that we enjoy. In order to be surrounded by people we enjoy we need to be able to form strong long lasting relationship. Anyone can improve their relationship making skills.

Relationships take skills and commitment in order to maintain. If you do not take care of a relationship it will fail miserably. The first step to a strong relationship is commitment. If you are a true friend to someone you should stand by them through everything. Life is full of ups and downs and everyone will experience both in their lifetimes it is friends that help you get through the down times and celebrate the up times. There are certain skills that are required to make a friendship thrive. In order to be in a good relationship you need to be able to communicate. Communication is the foundation of any type of relationship. If you cannot correctly communicate the relationship will not last.

A very important aspect of a relationship that is often give but once broken is very hard to get back is trust. It is important that you can trust your friends because they are who you depend on for strength. If you do not trust a person you will never have a strong relationship because you will hide things from them that you do not trust them with.

A relationship will be strong if both parties have the same interest. It is hard to be friends with someone who you do not share similar interest. Interests are often where friendships are formed. People commonly meet doing different activities they enjoy and start talking to someone who has the same interests and that is how their relationship starts. If a relationship starts out of similar interests if one person becomes uninterested in the activities they have shared it could put a strain on the relationship.

Relationships are a necessary part of our lives. Some relationship we have no control over such as business relationships. It is important in business to have good relationship skills because often your job can depend on how well you are able to make and maintain relationships. Business relationships are different that a personal relationship and have to be treated different. A business relationship is less personal and more professional.

It is important to always work on your relationship skill as everyone has room for improvement.

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