Golden Rules of Friendship

[Astute Accountant]

Golden Rules of Friendship

1. Money matters act as speed -breakers in the smoothest of friendships. Don’t get into any borrowing or lending business with friends. The larger the sum, greater the danger of its spoiling things.

2. Don’t get involved with your friend’s boyf/ girlf. Don’t cold shoulder him/her, but don’t act over familiar too. Unless, of course, everybody’s game.

3. Never ever reveal any secrets or anything that your friend told you talking just you into confidence. Not even to another mutual close friend.

4. Even if you aren’t friendly with someone any longer, the above mentioned rule still applies. Friendship implies a great deal of respect, trust, love, and so on for each other. And even if all that is no longer there, you should keep shut for old time’s sake, for what had been.

5. Don’t borrow or lend anything of great value from friends. Like a bike or an antique clock.

6. Friendships need to be nurtured, so stop talking each other for granted all the time, every time.

7. Everybody talks and behaves in certain with his/her friend, (scoldings), swears, takes liberties. You have a certain equation with your friend. But don’t ever do that with your friend in another person’s presence.

8. A friend is not God. Even the closest of your friends may not understand you or your needs all the time. They too need to be explained about certain things at times.