Friendship

How much friendship is there in your marriage?

Go through these questions and find out what you believe about marriage and friendship.

"Some people are born with the ability to make friends, and others are not." - In what ways do you agree with this statement? In what ways do you NOT agree?

Some people have more social skills than others." Agree/Disagree? How does this happen?

"I can have a variety of friends." Sports friends, family friends, hobby friends, work friends, personal friends, friends who share your sense of humour, political friends, spiritual friends… How do you see "varieties of friends"?

"I can find all that I need in one friend." In what ways might this be true/untrue?

What is the most difficult task for you to carry out in a friendship?

"You can judge a man by his friends." Do you agree/disagree? Why?

In what ways are you like some of your friends and unlike some other friends?

Do you think people should judge you by your friends? Why/Why not?

"There is no magic answer to the question of how to avoid suffering as well as joy in our friendships." What is your view on this statement?

How would you manage the difficulties of friendship better in future?

What can you do when a "friend" lets you down?

What can you do when a "friend" talks ugly about you behind your back?

What can you do when a "friend" breaks a confidence you shared?

What can you do if your "friend" ignores you?

What can you do if your "friend" bullies you openly or subtly?

What can you do if your "friend" tries to make you do something you don't want to do?

What can you do if your "friends" gang up on you?

What is a good way to meet new people who potentially can become your friends?

What are the differences between men as your friends and women as your friends?

Some people believe we must try not to arouse our friends' jealousy or envy by talking about
our abilities or good fortune. What do you think about that?

"A good marriage is based on friendship". Do you agree/disagree? Why?

"Some people are just too lazy or careless to behave to their spouse as a good friend, although
they are capable of doing it." In what ways do you agree/disagree about that statement?

In what way do you most commonly fail each other as friends?

Do you need to let some of your "friends" fade from your circle? Do you need to look around
for other potentially more mutually beneficial friends? What can you do about this?

Having thought about these questions and discussed some of them… is there anything
you would like to change about your friendshipping behaviour?