Long Lasting Friendship Hypothesis

Over the past couple days I have come up with my own hypothesis for developing long lasting friendships. I have listen all the specifications bellow:

Don’t get too emotionally tangled or too attached. Have a little bit of personal space.

The best friendship is a loose relationship

Accept everyone’s differences, imperfections and weaknesses. Maybe it’s even good to admire their imperfections as something that makes them unique.

Avoid drama with humor or positive reinforcement.

It’s okay to be open, I think it’s good that friends should speak their minds and be open about everything.

Never involve money

Don’t take things too seriously. If there’s a problem, it’s best to confront them directly.

This is pretty common sense, never backstab, put another down with destructive intentions or

If one messes up, play it off to elevate the mood and come up with solutions and suggestions.

Never be forceful, aggressive or be the negative person out of your group of friends.

Just relax and chill. I think the hippies are a good example of what a good idea of what a friendship should feel like.

I think it’s best to never ignore anyone, if a person is making a fool out of themselves or doesn’t seem to be on the same page as everyone, make him feel comfortable, give him questions and use humor to pick him back up. After all, everyone has their days.

Associate with people you like or will make you a better person.

Think for yourself, yes means yes, no means no. By being honest you’ll be more satisfied around them.

Always share things in common and enjoy each other’s company.


I find it very fun when friends reinforce behaviors that other friends do. For example, the image above. 

Humor makes everything fall into place. A friendship without humor makes for a stale relationship.