Cultivating Happiness in Friendship

Friendships require work from both to build a stronger and happier relationship. Cultivating is very important for a relationship. It is what makes a relationship good. There are many ways of cultivating a relationship. Some ways are spending more time, gratitude, honesty, support. Those are ways of cultivating happiness in a friendship. It takes time for people to be happy and get along well, but everyone seeks to have a good friendship in these type of ways. Happiness in a relationship is very good for a person, it makes them feel better. People have to work together hard and understand each other in order to have good communication, because friendships don’t grow in a short period.
      Spending time with people is the best way to get to know someone. By spending more time together people understand each other better. They will learn what each other like doing and what they don’t. That is really important in a relationship, so it can keep growing. Understanding each other is necessary because if two people cant understand each other it is impossible to have a good friendship. Bonding with a friend will give each the chance to know what the person is like and what their interests are. That will lead to better understanding between one another. That is good in every relationship because you can prevent problems by doing things the other person doesn’t like. From an internet article “ How To Make Strong Friendship” they state “First, you need to acknowledge the fact that you make friends who are from very different backgrounds. You must accept and appreciate their experiences”. People have to realize that everyone is different in many ways that characterizes them.     
      Honesty is also another major aspect in cultivating a friendship. By being honest to each other will make them get closer. It will show them the type of person you really are. "Genuine friendship cannot exist where one of the parties is unwilling to hear the truth," says Cicero. What he is mainly trying to state is a good friendship doesn’t exist if one person isn’t of capable of hearing the truth. That is why being honest is really important in any type of relationship, because that is the way you gain respect. Everyone needs loyal friends they can trust with anything. A recent study shows that people, who express their personal issues with a trusted friend, are commonly happier in life. Without honesty we would be confused on who to count on to keep promises and secrets. People that usually participate in a dishonest friendship, will find it harder to make a new trusting friend then before the problem of dishonesty occurred. Honesty is cultivation of friendship, in a friendship we need honesty because honest friends can maintain us stay happy , without honesty we won’t trust anyone.
     Gratitude is very important for a relationship. By being grateful you make a friend feel better which makes them more comfortable being with you. The person knows that every time they spend time with you there going to feel good. Showing thanks to a friend will often benefit in a good way. By being grateful it shows the other person that you actually care about what they are doing for you. It makes them realize that they can make other people feel good and will make them feel good for accomplishing something. Then the other person will feel good and show the same love back. Being thankful can also be a show of respect to what they do for you. Sara Groves from the “ Independent Record” stated that “ Multiple scientific studies have shown that being grateful can increase immune function, reduce the risk of disease and even make people more hopeful”.
Which means a person can be healthier just by being thankful and grateful to other people.
    Once a friendship grows bigger they will show if they are actually supportive to you. If they are true friends they will support you in whatever they can. Being supportive also comes from being trustful to a person. Sometimes a person gets into an argument or has any other type of problem and they need support or advice from a friend. A good friend will always be there to have your back and will never turn their back on you. Many times when people get into problems they find out who their true friends are. The one’s who support them with their decisions and give advice when having problems will be remain close friends, then to those who turn their back. Supporting a friend shows how much you care for that persons friendship. Problems aren’t always easy to solve, but a true friend will support you through thick and thin and give you advice. Supportive friends can also make the other laugh, smile and most importantly feel better when passing through a rough time. Having close friends who you can trust on can make you healthier. On an online article ‘Strong Friendships May Help You Live Longer” by Jennifer Warner, it states that  “ A new study shows that having a group of good friends around may be even more important than family for a long and healthy life”. That study very well explained how happiness from friendship can benefit you for a longer life.
     People work to cultivate their friendship with others. People spend time to see who will make a good friend by getting to know who they really are and spending more time in order to bond. It is impossible to make a friend one day and then the next day be best friends. Strong friendship takes time to form, so a good communication can be available. After time of bonding happiness will naturally come with a good friendship. Having a good relationship can be healthy for a person. As studies have shown people that are happy spending time with friends often are healthier and live longer. Cultivating in different ways is the way to get to that point of happiness in a friendship.