Friendship: Friends are equal in a healthy friendship. |
In a healthy relationship, friends are equals. Not 50/50 every
time, but 50/50 over the long haul. Dr. Joyce Brothers opined that a healthy friendship is like a seesaw. One person isn't always dominant and the other person isn't always submissive. In any relationship, whether it's friendship, parent/child, or marriage, at some time one is more dominant than the other, but it evens out in the end. Don't walk in front of me, I might not follow. Don't walk behind me, I
might not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend. "If that other friend refuses to grow, one of two things will happen. The friendship will end, or it will become stagnant (dead)." Anytime there is a perceived inequality or imbalance, the door is open for jealousy. Yet jealousy has no place in a friendship. Anytime you have jealous feelings in a friendship, ask yourself three questions:
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