MAINTAINING QUALITY MIDLIFE FRIENDSHIPS

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THE SWAMP GODDESS® GUIDE TO MENOPAUSAL MAYHEM AND AGING ANGST
BLOG #92 by Wendy Kyman, Ph.D.
MAINTAINING QUALITY MIDLIFE FRIENDSHIPS


AFTER THE MIDLIFE FRIENDSHIP PURGE
STEP 2

Are you fortunate enough to have at least one quality friendship remaining
after the double milestone friendship purge?
Congratulations.

Will this always be a quality friendship?
Hopefully - yes.
Possibly - no.
Are there ways to increase the possibility of keeping this friendship - of course.

Step 2                
~ Maintenance ~
Quality friendships require maintenance.
Sprinkle your friendships with copious amounts of love, attention, kindness, and
respect.
If it is truly a quality friendship, it will flourish.

REMINDER
Step 1 is in previous post.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Reciprocity plays a role in maintenance. Both friends must tend to the friendship.

UNHOMEWORK
What is your reaction to Step 2?
Do you regularly maintain your quality friendships? In what ways?
Are your friends reciprocating?
Is it more of an effort to maintain quality friendships during the double milestone? (Trick question)

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One more step  ...

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