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4 Tips to Help You Keep Friends After Marriage: For Those Who Don't Want to Choose Between Love and Friendship
24.06.2024 16:12
As a rule, after the wedding our life changes dramatically: new responsibilities, plans, etc. appear, but there is almost always no time left for old friends.
If you don't agree to give up your active social life for the sake of a relationship, we suggest discussing what can be done in the current situation.
Invest in friendship
If you do not maintain any relationship (including friendships), they will sooner or later fade away.
Don't think that if you put your best friend on hold, when you meet up 12 months later you'll feel the same closeness and warmth as before.
What to do? Regularly participate in your friends' lives - call, write, and leave comments under photos on social networks (at the very least).
Set boundaries as a couple
Family relationships will only be harmonious if each partner has their own personal space.
Discuss with your spouse what role friends play in your life, agree on how often and how long you will see them and, of course, do not interfere with your significant other’s communication with his (her) friends.
Appreciate your friends
Remembering friends only when something is going wrong in your family life is a dead end.
Try to find time not only to share your problems with them, but also to share joyful events.
Plan meetings with friends
If you can’t spontaneously get together and go meet a friend, that’s okay: think in advance about when you will have time for this, and include the meeting in your schedule.
Plan your social life just like you would your gym visits or business meetings.
Previously, we looked into why, after a divorce, former husband and wife are in no hurry to separate and continue to live together.
