Many people think adult friendships are simple. You meet someone, you like each other, you hang out together. But we mustn’t forget there will be times when we will not like our friends. It’s a fact we can’t change, but it’s also one that shouldn’t deter us from having good ones.

Friendships are built on the good and the bad, on being there for each other through laughter and tears, on days when we find it difficult to understand each other, and sometimes through bickering. Acknowledging that you don’t always agree with someone doesn’t mean you can’t be friends, it just means there might be some things about them that rub you the wrong way (and vice versa).

To develop and maintain strong friendships well into adulthood (which is what we all hope for), there has to be some level of determined ‘stickability’ when dealing with differences within our friend group/social circle, and this includes being able to accept our differences even when they grate because through such things deep friendships are forged that is one of the treasures of life.

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