7 ways to keep your friendship forever and always strong

I had great day last week when I met one of my best friend during school days after about five years. We were very close then though there were other friends too who were close with me. We had developed such a strong relation that I never can’t forget even if I wish (No, I never wish). But, for the last five years we were not in contact with each other face to face though were in contact by other means such as email, phone etc.

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Personally, with me, it takes time to develop friendship. But, once developed, remains very strong with almost all. As long as they trust me, I will also trust them. I do not have lot friends but have strong and very close relation with whom I have friendship.I do not like seasons and opportunistic friends. They hurt you in most cases. I think I am going to write more about myself. My main point here is not also to talk about importance of our friends because we all know friends are always important in our life. What I am going to tell is how to keep your friendship always strong and make long-lasting.
Said that, let me start with some qualities of good friendship.

What are the qualities of good friendship?

1. Two friends trust each other.
2. They are ready to help each other in any condition.
3. They share whether it is happiness or trouble and try to solve the problem by consulting with each other.
4. They are ready to make understanding if there is any misunderstanding between them.
5. They remain good friend even after long time, change in social, personal, financial status.

How to keep your friendship forever and always strong?
There are many ways you can do. These ways may vary from person to person-according to their personality, different status etc. But, I am giving you some general tips you can apply to keep your relation till the end i.e. until we die!(Friends die but friendship never die)

1. Trust: Trust is such a great quality that is important to keep that relation strong and long-lasting in any relation from friendship to that of couples and boy/girlfriend. If you trust the person with whom you have good relation and the other person also trust you in the same way, then you two have strong relation. But, this trust turns into distrust when there exists doubts and selfishness etc. If this continued for long period, any good relation is sure to end and both of you will have to stay at different pole of the earth i.e. one at the North pole and the other at the South pole. We definitely do not want this. You may say how can I rust my friend that he/she is always right and he/she will always do good for me? Well again I say trust your good friend. Because, it is sure good friend will never hurt you.
2. Remember important dates: You can remember important dates related to your friend such as his/her Birthday, anniversary etc. and wish them or give a gift they like. In such case, some person consider money as important thing and tries to give expensive gifts. But, remember good friendship can not be compared with money. So, try the one you can afford. You simply can send online greetings for example.
3. Help in trouble: I think here also I should not make any more clarification. Only one thing I want to say is always be ready to help your friend in any way and as much as you can.
4. Remain in contact: Sometimes distance makes relation even more close. So, if you are far from your friend, due to development in technology there are many ways you can remain in contact. You can use email, chat programs and other social networking sites such as Myspace, Facebook etc. If your friend want to let know your daily activities or other special activity, you can write a blog and share your daily life activities.
5. Share and enjoy: If there is anything that you made happy, share with your friend. Listen to his/her thoughts as well. If he/she have achieved something noticeable, congratulate and enjoy yourself as well.
6. Maintain healthy competition: I have seen end in good friendship when there exists unhealthy competition between two friends. Though this may not happen in many relations, it is better to keep this idea in mind since it may happens anytime.
7. Monetary exchange: As far as I have seen and happened for me as well, it will be better not to either lend or borrow money with your good friend. Of course, we have to do this with friends. But, attention should be paid so that your friendship may not end.

Do you have any other ideas? Please do not hesitate to share. I will pick one best idea and include in this post with link to your blog.