Friends play a crucial role in self-development. Some say your friends are a reflection of yourself, and in a way that is true. People tend to make friends with people whom they have something in common, such as an interest in certain sports, in music, even a television program. Many friendships start on as little as the preference for a certain kind of shoes. Keeping the friendship, however, is more of a challenge because sometimes familiarity does breed contempt. The longer you know a person, the more you learn about them, and about yourself. In the development of the social self-environment, evolution of a social identity evolves over time and through circumstances. Life changing experiences such as moving to a new city or getting married can land you in a situation when you find yourself bereft of easy contact with your old network. Of course, you could always make new friends, but keeping your old ones in which you have invested perhaps a considerable amount of time and emotion further develop the social self-environment past the initial stages. Here are some suggestions on keeping the old friendships going.
Make the effort to keep in touch. If they are far away,...
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