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Here we see different levels of freedom and empowerment as
appropriate. Have you asked anyone what freedom means to them?
Friendship and support
Many successful relationships start with people being friends and
colleagues, and develop from there. Lasting relationships are built on
two people who are best friends and closely linked to friendship is
support. Support means helping each other out and sharing
responsibilities. In short, it is about thinking about the other person as
well as yourself. If you can put yourself in the other person's shoes, and
see what the relationship is like on their side, then you can start to see
what you both need to do to be happy. Ask yourself what objections
they might have to what you would like to do? And then take their
feelings into account. here are four tips for great friendships:
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Take the opportunity to learn about the other person's point of
view.
Be open to new ideas and ways of doing things.
Accept who you are; you don't need to be better than other people
to be liked.
Be open to the feelings and needs of the other person.

Working at your relationship
Many people think that once a successful relationship has been
established, then all the hard work is over and it will just take care of
itself. Working at it simply means putting effort into the relationship to
keep each other happy. It is about being interested, attentive and
thoughtful. It is about turning a blind eye to the things you find
annoying and focusing on the things you like. And it's a &