Coworker: Friend or No?
Bella Breakdown In any team oriented work environment, you are required to interact with your coworkers. You will inevitably find out who you do and do not get along with at you job. But can an actual friendship develop with the coworkers you do like? Well studies have shown that even if you think your coworker is your friend, they might not think the same as you. 50% of workers said that they did not consider their coworkers as friends. There is a good percentage within that number that does not feel comfortable discussing their personal lives with their...
Ultimatums That Benefit The Relationship
Bella Breakdown We have believed for a long time, that ultimatums in relationships are a death wish; that it is a sign things are coming to an end. It seems that it is time to dump that notion. Ultimatums, if presented in the appropriate manner can actually help a relationship. Ultimatums should be utilized to stop behavior you will not tolerate in a relationship. If your partner is having jealous, controlling, and just generally bad behavior, an ultimatum can be appropriate to open a discussion about how that behavior will not be tolerated. It is important that when you...
Is Your Friendship Toxic?
Bella Breakdown Sometimes we just save the word toxic for a bad romantic relationship. Toxic relationships can actually happen a lot, and in many different ways. You can have toxic work relationships with bosses or coworkers. You can have toxic familial relationships with your parents or siblings. You can even have toxic friendships. This is always an odd thing to come to terms with, because for the most part you choose your friends, and they’ve typically been in your life a lot longer than any of your romantic partners have. So, how do you know if you have a...
A Foundation of Friendship
Bella Breakdown The friend zone can be seen as a hellish place to be put by someone you have romantic interest in. A lot of people think that it’s a negative place to be, and to those people I say, for shame! A friendship is more often not, one of the strongest foundations a relationship can start from. Even if a relationship never blossoms, are you really upset that you got a good friend out of it? I would hope not. It’s important to remember that as friends, you actually are far more yourself than you are when you’re...
Three Tips For Maintaining Your Friendship
Bella Breakdown Maintaining a good, healthy friendship can be difficult, especially a long distance one. Here are some simple tips to ensure you don’t loose a great friend! Write important dates down such as birthdays, friendship anniversaries, or any other important events. This will ensure you will be there for them for important times and will allow you to just catch up and have a good conversation. Listen to your friend’s interests and actually try them out and learn more about them. This will give you guys something to do together and it will show them that you care...
