Barriers to a Healthy Friendship
Your friend may not be able to reciprocate the level of your feelings, given that his attention may be somewhere else (Pressing family/work situation), The other person may also move to another town or city or may be less able to spend time with you. What kind of feeling can these situations give you a sense of?
Possessiveness
What is described as a crucial gift to a friend that allows the friendship to flourish?
Freedom
In a culture where people are often defined by what they do and how much they make, the temptation to ______ can be overwhelming.
Compete/Competition
According to the text, what should not overshadow the friend in a relationship?
The desire for friendship
The tendency is to focus too much on the friendship, focusing obsessively on the feelings that arise and analyzing every slight and comment.
Excessive Emotional Involvement
The ___________ helps us remember the other person’s intention, which helps ground relationships in openness.
Presupposition
Is one area where friendships founder because people are too busy to keep up with one another. One simply loses touch.
Overactivity
What did Ignatius and his friends prioritize in their relationships, allowing each other to pursue their own paths?
The good of the other person