Understanding Friendship Dynamics

Which best describes a friendship?

• Only one person enjoys spending time with the other person.

• Both don't trust each other.

• Both are supportive, helpful, and enjoy spending time with each other.

Having good friends makes people

• stressed

• healthy and happier

• unhealthy

Creating good friendships takes

• effort.

• money and good looks.

Because no friendship is perfect, when problems arise it is important that you are

• flexible and forgiving.

• stubborn.

• angry and bitter.

A good friend would

• steal for their friend.

• not do anything to hurt or harm them.

• do or give them whatever they wanted.

When building a friendship, it is important to keep your focus on being

• an exciting and fun person.

• reliable, trustworthy, and caring.

• cool and interesting.

In order to develop a solid friendship, it is important to

• be a good listener.

• be clingy and needy.

• buy your friend expensive things.

Because some friendships fail, it is important to recognize

• all friendships can be saved.

• you are the only one responsible for the success or failure of a friendship.

• the warning signs of a failed friendship so that you can move on.

You can start a conversation and learn about a person by

• ignoring them.

• asking them questions.

It is not the number of friends which is important, it is the quality of friendships.

• True

• False