Six qualities of a successful friendship

You need to have realistic expectations when trying to build your friendships (Shutterstock)

Friendship is a term most often used to refer to people we know regardless of how much we know about them or how long we have known them. With the new generation, we can no longer have definite friendships. Or rather, what is expected from a friend is quite outrageous, if you think about it.

We often hear of people clinging on to their childhood friends only to grow apart and end up in very nasty breakups yet those they meet in college or at work end up being their friends for eternity.