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Feb 9, 2024 · Is living with your friends the best or worst idea? We assess the pros and cons of sharing a house with friends to help you decide.
- Friends Are Good for Your Physical Health. It turns out that healthy relationships actually contribute to good physical health. Having a close circle of friends can decrease your risk of health problems like diabetes, heart attack, and stroke.
- Friends Encourage Healthy Behaviors. One possible explanation for those health benefits is that friendships can help you make lifestyle changes that can have a direct impact on your well-being.
- Friends Give You Emotional Support. If you find yourself going through a hard time, having a friend to help you through can make the transition easier.
- Friends Help Build Your Confidence. Everyone has self-doubts and insecurities every now and then. But having friends who support you plays a big role in building your self-esteem, or how much you appreciate and love yourself.
- Spontaneous Parties. Living with best friends makes your social life much more convenient. Instead of planning for weeks, suddenly you’ll find excuses to have fun anytime everyone’s at home.
- Sharing Take-Out. The daily struggle to cook yourself something marginally edible is less stressful when you live with friends. Not only can you cook large meals together and save money, there’s always someone to split ordering a pizza with.
- Never Go Alone. Where you used to struggle to find someone to accompany you to last-minute events, your roommates are now an automatic date. They might put up a fight sometimes, but you know deep down they love being your plus one.
- Someone to Come Home With. Nights when you’re going home alone shouldn’t have to feel awkward. There’s nothing wrong with having a good time and keeping it at that.
Jul 26, 2021 · Key points. Friendship makes life more enjoyable and enriches one's everyday experiences. Finding friends can be challenging but can be often achieved by approaching others with mutual...
- How You Treat Each Other's Time. It’s probably happened to you: You’re supposed to meet a friend for coffee and you’re at the café when they cancel at the last-minute.
- What Needs You Share With Them. Wants and needs are a big part of many facets of life, including with friendships. For instance, you may want a friend to go with you to a concert on Friday night, but you need them to be punctual when you meet for coffee.
- How Reciprocal You Are. You know that friend who only seems to contact you when they need something? “A boundary that goes unchecked in many relationships is the non-reciprocal-benefits issue,” Kate Romero, a life coach, tells Bustle.
- How Much You Tell Them. You probably have certain friends who know almost everything about you and others who don’t, and that’s perfectly OK. “Some people have this idea that they need to tell their friends absolutely everything going on in their life,” Bennett says.
Feb 21, 2023 · Living with friends can be a wonderful experience but it may also ruin your friendship. Here are some tips for moving in with friends to help you ensure successful cohabitation.
Jan 12, 2022 · Good friends are good for your health. Friends can help you celebrate good times and provide support during bad times. Friends prevent isolation and loneliness and give you a chance to offer needed companionship, too. Friends can also: Increase your sense of belonging and purpose; Boost your happiness and reduce your stress
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