Quick guide to repairing a broken friendship

Your guide to repairing a broken friendship

Breakups are painful. But when they come from a dear friend, they strike your heart even more deeply. Like any relationship, friendships can experience tension and finally break down. Perhaps you didn’t tell them about their plans to move abroad until after they arrived, or maybe you hurt them deeply by turning them down from a special occasion for any reason, Or maybe your friend started dating your ex – it can be any reason. Here is a quick guide you can repair a broken friendship.

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Priority one should be given to determining whether the friendship is worth mending. It might be worthwhile to try to mend if the friendship was rewarding and beneficial and the reason for the break wasn’t too serious, says Poddar. Relationship therapist Ruchi Ruuh offers some further inquiries to assist you in determining whether it’s worthwhile to patch things up with your friend: Think back on the benefits of your friendship and what it means to you. Is there anything little about this error that you can overlook? Assess whether the problems that sparked the disagreement can be fixed. Does this clash go against your personal beliefs? Let’s face it: not every friendship is worthy of being preserved.

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Take the initiative –

Make sure you understand your part in the disagreement and its main causes. Prior to approaching your friend to try to patch things up, you should own up to your mistakes and stop blaming them for everything. If not, things can get progressively worse. Thus, take the initiative. You may try giving them a call or sending them a friendly text. Give it some time if you don’t receive a nice reaction right away. Check back most likely in a week or ten days later. Tell them how much you really want to patch things up. Instead than defending your conduct, offer a sincere apology and take ownership of your shortcomings.

Some points to keep in mind –

There are a few things you should be mindful of when you set out to mend a friendship: “Healing takes time,” so have patience. Ruuh advises being patient with both yourself and your companion.

Empathy: Make an effort to comprehend the thoughts and feelings of your companion.

Consistency: Act consistently to demonstrate your commitment to mending the friendship.

Communication: Maintain open channels of contact. Sincere communication can help to quickly resolve misunderstandings.

Mutual effort: “The friendship needs to be worked on by both sides. One-sidedness is not acceptable, says Ruchi Ruuh.

The friendship might not quite revert to how it was before, despite best efforts. “Avoid thinking on the past. Give them space if that’s what they need.

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