Friendship is something that we all long for in life. Everyone needs someone that they can confide in, vent to, and just enjoy life with. Friendship is a strong word because it is a relationship that holds so much weight. Oftentimes when the friendship is flourishing, friends will begin to consider one another best friends. In a friendship there are certain characteristic traits that people usually expect. Those characteristic traits include but are not limited to communication, trust, time, and growth and maturity. Throughout the course of some friendships, they begin to hit roadblocks because someone may not feel heard, seen, or valued.

Communication is important in every area of life, but especially in relationships. Communication is one of the many breakdowns that occur in friendships, because a person failed to communicate their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. As teenagers, friends tend to talk or text, every single day. However, as adults that may not be the case, due to everyone having their own families and responsibilities. This may lead to communication barriers as individuals are busy and fail to communicate their lack of time. Another wound that could injure a friendship could be time. In the beginning of the friendship, friends usually love to spend time and hang out with one another. However, as time progresses, the time spent begins to decrease. Usually, it isn’t intentional, but people begin to focus more on work, their children, or their significant relationships. Trust In friendships, when trust is broken it can be hard to come back from. When a person labels you as their friend or best friend, they are trusting you with all of their personal business. When trust is broken, ultimately some friendships are dismantled, because a person failed to be honest, loyal or trustworthy.