We often get immersed in relationships with our significant others, or our families. But we should also strive to spend time with our friends, too.Friends are the families that we choose for ourselves. Lovers may come and go. Family members -- even though they love us -- can sometimes possess blind spots about us, since their opinions of us may not change as we grow. Friendships with those outside of our romantic or familial circles are vital to our psychological and spiritual health; they can offer us perspectives of who we are as people. Friends can also give us the objective opinions and ideas that others may not.
Make the time to maintain the relationships with your existing friends, or expand your social circle to include more people.
