{"id":20773,"date":"2021-12-06T20:32:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T19:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=20773"},"modified":"2021-12-09T06:57:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T05:57:18","slug":"what-makes-a-friendship-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/12\/what-makes-a-friendship-last\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Friendship Last"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friendships play a vital role in our happiness and mental health. They provide comfort, support, and increase our sense of belongingness. But just like any human relationship, even the closest of friendships can face difficulties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s watch the video below to find out how to make good friendships last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What makes a friendship last? | Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fD27hWT4ix0?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why do people stop being friends?<\/li><li>Do you have many friendships which have lasted since childhood? What is the secret to your long-lasting friendship?<\/li><li>How do you prefer to keep in touch with friends? Do you call, chat online, exchange text messages, or write letters?<\/li><li>Do you have any friends from a different culture or country? Do your differences make it harder to be friends?<\/li><li>At which stages in life is it easier to make friends? Explain.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Friendships play a vital role in our happiness and mental health. They provide comfort, support, and increase our sense of belongingness. But just like any human relationship, even the closest of friendships can face difficulties. Let&#8217;s watch the video below to find out how to make good friendships last a lifetime. 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