Comments on: The Primary Markers of a Healthy Friendship https://witanddelight.com/2021/03/the-primary-markers-of-a-healthy-friendship/ A Lifestyle Blog Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:43:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Marrie https://witanddelight.com/2021/03/the-primary-markers-of-a-healthy-friendship/#comment-692910 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:43:40 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=87985#comment-692910 good article

]]> By: Mabel https://witanddelight.com/2021/03/the-primary-markers-of-a-healthy-friendship/#comment-690909 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:52:32 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=87985#comment-690909 In reply to Erin Huebscher.

Thank you, Erin! this article resonates with me so much! I feel how important it is to have a good friendship in our lives. Recently I have read ‘The Crucible’ play by Arthur Miller and it is about history, relationships, and prejudice. (You can check https://gradesfixer.com/free-essay-examples/john-proctor-and-abigail-williams-affair-causes-and-effects/ to find some thoughts on this play) And I have thought about how important it is to have a friend, support, and understanding. Thank you for sharing this post! I wish everybody to have a true friend!

]]> By: Erin Huebscher https://witanddelight.com/2021/03/the-primary-markers-of-a-healthy-friendship/#comment-690698 Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:07:37 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=87985#comment-690698 In reply to Mabel.

Thank you, Mabel! So glad it resonated with you.

]]> By: Erin Huebscher https://witanddelight.com/2021/03/the-primary-markers-of-a-healthy-friendship/#comment-690697 Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:07:10 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=87985#comment-690697 In reply to Kathleen.

Hi, Kathleen! Thank you so much for pointing this out. I absolutely agree in that it’s important to distinguish between the two and I think a lot of that can be ascertained just by knowing who that friend inherently is as a person. Similar to the instance I gave about “tough love,” I find that speaking from my own experience is a wonderful way to relate so I think the same can (and should) be said for active listening.

]]> By: Kathleen https://witanddelight.com/2021/03/the-primary-markers-of-a-healthy-friendship/#comment-690694 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:34:38 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=87985#comment-690694 I think these are great insights, though I do want to gently push back on one thing you mention in the active listening section, about people turning the conversation back to themselves. I think it’s important to distinguish between people who genuinely don’t care about engaging in conversation about anyone else, and people who simply lean on anecdotal communication. The latter is common among those of us with executive function disorders like ADHD and ASD—we relate through storytelling, and so by sharing a similar experience we aren’t saying “I’m bored hearing about you, let’s talk about me now” but rather “I empathize with you, I know how you must feel because I felt the same way when this thing happened to me.” Just because someone leans on storytelling rather than immediately jumping into follow up questions doesn’t portend that they’ll be a giant narcissist and terrible friend—most of us with executive function issues are enormously sensitive and empathetic, we just express it differently!

]]> By: Mabel https://witanddelight.com/2021/03/the-primary-markers-of-a-healthy-friendship/#comment-690688 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:18:20 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=87985#comment-690688 Thanks for sharing! I like reading this healthy relationship!

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