Good friendships help improve all aspects of your life. On the one hand, they help to have a more cheerful and comfortable life. On the other hand, friendly relationships help strengthen health and prevent loneliness and isolation. As we get older, many of us struggle to make friends or maintain old friendships.
But work, family and other commitments can make this complicated. Although making and keeping friends requires effort, it is an investment that makes life richer and more enjoyable. Whatever the age or circumstances, it’s never too late to make new friends or reconnect with old friends.
What is a companion?
A companion is someone you care about and who also cares about you. Technology may have changed the definition of companion in recent years, but having hundreds of companions online is not the same as having a friend with whom you can connect spend time in person.
Man chatting in a coffee shop
However, companions that are made through social networks or other virtual media can not embrace when needed, cannot be visited in case of illness, or celebrate something important together. Thinking now only about the people we can connect with in person, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between true companions and those who are simply known.
We could say that an acquaintance is someone you know and with whom you talk from time to time about day-to-day issues. These relationships, in general, never advance beyond that, the mere knowing and knowing a little of the other, but without deepening.
Companions listen without judging, support and accept each other and, above all, are united by a bond of trust and loyalty.
Why it’s important to have friends
The need to have friends is adaptive. There was a time when survival depended on having friends to hunt and find food, to build housing and keep families safe, and to have company.
Nowadays, good friends are equally important. They add a special meaning to life. With them, you enjoy the good times and overcome the difficult moments. Good friendships, besides being a great source of fun and pleasure, are also important for physical and emotional health.
Good friends can help to improve the mood, to achieve personal and professional goals thanks to your support and motivation and to reduce stress and depression thanks to your company.
Friends in the gym
In addition, good friends rely on difficult times, helping to overcome situations of illness, loss, ruptures, etc. In addition, as you get older, friends are a great support to overcome all that age brings and help you live more fully.
It also makes the necessary person feel and adds purpose to his life. Developing and maintaining a friendship requires time and effort, but the many benefits of having a close friend make it a valuable investment and make the effort worthwhile.
Making friends in adulthood
During childhood and adolescence, making friends is easy enough, but as we grow older each person evolves differently. As adults, we tend to be more and more reserved and we have less time to share it with other people.
People who have not experienced an intense friendship relationship during childhood have it even more difficult at maturity. But, regardless of this and the age you have, all of us need and wish to have good friends.
