10 Characteristics of A Good Friend

It’s easy to say that you’re a good friend. Proving that, however, can be quite difficult. You can go and ask your friends if you’re being a good friend or you can just sit down and assess yourself.

If you choose the latter, here are 10 characteristics you should be possessing.

You do not solve the problem of your friend, you help to solve

When we have a problem, we immediately ask for help from friends. Some may help, others do not.

However, as a friend, you’re not really expected to solve all of your friends’ problems. Instead, you offer suggestions or solutions.

If you can’t help your friend, be sure to explain why. And even if your friend doesn’t directly ask for help, it’s good if you can check on him from time to time and ask if he’s dealing with anything you can help him with.

You hear your friend’s problem without judging

There is nothing worse than venting about a problem and receiving a bad judgement from a friend. That will only make you feel a lot worse.

For example, if your friend had an unexpected pregnancy, she wouldn’t want to hear a judgment about it, much less a religious judgment. She just wants her friend for support.