Home > Health Guides by Topic > Emotional Health > General Emotional Health > Tween Friendships > Keeping FriendsFriendship Guide for Tween Girls:
How Can I Hold Onto a Friendship?
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Q: What can I do hold onto a friendship?
A: Sometimes you may be surprised to find out that a friendship is ending. There are a few things you can do to try to keep a friend. You can try to talk to your friend about your feelings, letting your friend know that she or he is still important to you even though you may not have as much in common anymore. You might try an activity that your friend has become interested in, such as a sport or invite her or him to share a new interest of yours. If there are one or two activities that you both still like to do together, maybe you can plan to hang out once in a while.
Maria and Zoe used to take dance lessons together but Maria decides to quit so she can play field hockey. Zoe feels like she doesn’t have anything in common with Maria anymore but she still wants to be her friend.
Solution Resolution: Even though the girls won’t see each other in dance class anymore, Zoe decides that she can still spend time with Maria and go shopping or to the movies with her sometimes. Zoe also decides to go to one of Maria’s field hockey games to show support and invites Maria to her dance recitals.
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Updated: 2/4/2010
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