7 Confirmed Tips To Help You Settle A Dispute With A Friend

Friendship is a relationship between friends. A friend is a person you know very well, including little details that others may overlook such as their best food, favorite sport or their hobby.
Friends are usually attracted to others due to connection, likeness or working towards a common goal. Friendship could be between members of the same or opposite sex.

Benefits Friends Enjoy

1.Friends listen to each other. They listen as each one pours out their thoughts and feelings.
2.Friends share happiness by celebrating together when it is called for. They share pains and problems as well.
3.Friends give support either financially or otherwise when need be. They also offer sound advice.
4.Friends could sacrifice their happiness in exchange for the others happiness.
5.Friends believe and trust each other even when others don't see a reason to.
6.Friends are motivators. Knowing that some cares about us is a reason to go on when things are not going the way we want it to.

While friends enjoy these benefits however, a dispute or misunderstanding could arise which threaten the existence of the friendship bond. Disputes could be as a result of the following reasons:
1.When friends disagree on a particular issue and one of the parties refuse to yield to the others opinion.
2.When they hang out with other friends while neglecting their friend.
3.When one party feels that the other is hiding or  keeping something from them.

7 Confirmed Tips To Help You Bring a Dispute To An End

1. Do not wait too long before talking to your friend about what you feel is not going right. Take the initiative. The more time you allow to pass, the more difficult it will be to bring up the issue.
2. Make out time to talk. You can either go to your friends house, or invite them over.
3. Create a friendly atmosphere before you bring up the issue. Consider your friend's mood. If they are not in the right mood, the issue can be aggravated.
4. Do not claim to be in the right when talking things over. Do not assign blame to your friend if you wish to get the right result.
5. Listen carefully while your friend expresses his view on the issue. Do not interrupt them, just listen. This sends the message that you still care about them.
6. Do not shout or raise voices even when they don't seem to be understanding you.
7. Plead for forgiveness even when you are not the offender, this shows that you treasure your friendship.

A real friend should be able to re-install your friendship when they see you have made advances to do so.

In the comments box,tell us other steps you feel can be taken to resolve disputes in a friendship.