How Much Time Do You Invest in Relationship Maintenance?

Written by Brian Maloney


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Respect!

From your viewpoint, do to your friend’s life changes, you inevitably feel snubbed and hurt. It is hard for you to respect his/her wish to spend more time with a new friend, for example. This is true, even though you know that life keeps moving forward no matter what, change is always a huge part of life.

It is not about you allrepparttar time.

A more selfless mindset would guide you and you would be happier for your friend’s newly found joy. Understanding that scaling back as life’s changes come calling, gives yourepparttar 129259 expectation that this indeed will be an integral part of your relationship, rather than backing out completely.

An understanding among friends.

If you are an understanding friend, or wish your friends were more understanding, then laying this foundation down sooner than later inrepparttar 129260 relationship is best. When one party feels betrayed, this gives not only this relationshiprepparttar 129261 respect it needs, but when your life change occurs, they won’t feel slapped inrepparttar 129262 face.

If your friends won’t be your friends because they don’t have limitless access to you anymore, then you don’t have to invest too much time into maintaining that relationship. This means they cannot appreciate your higher and lower values.

Invest into your family your time and love, and then have an understanding with your friends that being flexible rather than rigid, will strengthen your relationship with them. Remember, a relationship is a two-way street that needs maintenance and time, so giving too much to a friendship will inevitably take away from your family.

Making this proper assessment is logical and practical and results as a template to follow from which you can issue time to your perspective relations.

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What you give is what you get!

Written by Kenia Morales


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These are just some examples of negative habits that persuade others to stay away from you. So remember “what you give is what you get”. Take sometime to reflect, and once you find what is wrong, contemplate onrepparttar possible solution and last makerepparttar 129257 possible changes. Remember no one knows you better than yourself, sorepparttar 129258 solution is right inside of you.

Love and be loved,

Kenia Morales

Kenia Morales is the publisher of online magazine http://kpatra.com "For Every Aspect of Today's Woman. Visit her site to find a variety of women related issues and topics" click here http://www.kpatra.com/keniascolumn.htm to find Kenia's little piece of heaven her inspirational column


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