Friendship tip #2 is all about making sure you verbalize your feelings if you feel you are in a one-way street friendship. If sp, here are some tips to help you keep your friendships strong and growing.

1. Bible verse - Proverbs18:24
FriendshipTip#2 “Whyam I the onlyone reachingout in this friendship?” –Doesthissoundlike one of
your relationshipswithyourfriends?If so,here are some tipsto getit resolved.Soyoucall yourfriend
all the time but yourfriendhardlyever,if atall,callsyou.You hangout and youpay all the time and
your friendjustacceptsyourgenerosity.Youplanfunthingsandactivitiestospendtime withyour
friendbutyourfriendjustshowsup.Youtextand youtextand youtextto check upon your friendbut
theynevertextyoufirstandsometimestheydon’trespond.Yousendcardsinthe mail or ecards online
for holidaysbutyourfriendhardlyeversendsyouanything.Yourfriend’sbirthdayarrivesandyoumake
supercool plansbut whenyourbirthdayarrivesyougetnothingbuta happy birthdayposton Facebook.
You are alwayscheeringyourfriendonwhensomethinggreathappenstothem, oryouare alwaysthere
whentheyneedashouldertocry on,but you don’tgetthe same from yourfriend.So,whatisreally
goingon? What are you choppedliver?Notcool,huh.Somysuggestionistomake ityour businessto
openyourmouthand say somethingaboutwhatyouare feeling.If youdon’texpressit,theywillnever
knowand if theydo knowandtheydo itanywaytheyare not your friend.These scenariosare examples
of a “one-waystreetfriendship”andnoone wantsthat nor deservesit.SoIhope youdon’teverdo any
of these thingstoyourfriends.Ittakesworkto create and buildafriendshipandif youare the only one
doingthat thenyourfriendshipwill sufferandisnot muchof a friendshipatall.Somake sure you
verbalize howyousee thingsbecauseyourfriendmaysee somethingdifferentandcommunicationgoes
a longway. Askquestionsandbe empatheticsothe issue canget resolvedinsteadof gettingintoa
heatedconversationwhere someone walksawayangry.Youdefinitelydon’twantthat.Soif youcherish
the friendshipandyourfriendtrulymeanssomethingtoyouand youtrust that the friendshipismeant
to be,thenletthemknowwhatyou are thinkingandhow hurt youare, andwhenyoudo theirresponse
will letyouknowif theyare a true friendornot.
Friendshipsong- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTpu6BmE88– That’sWhat FriendsAre For–
Dionne Warwick