How do you keep a friendship despite severe moral difference
I know exactly how u feel, a friend of mine has completely different political views and it's really hard to avoid talking about those subjects. But, i think what kept us strong was that we accepted each other w/o trying to change the other. When something comes up in a conversation that we both disagree on, we politely listen to the other's side and consider it. Then, u give ur side. It's not a debate, just a discussion, and we're very careful to not let it turn into an argument. The thing is, u have to work very hard and u have to make it clear that he has to work hard too if he wants to continue the friendship. But the work is totally worth it if he's a good friend. We're also very open with each other. Tell him how it hurt u that he lied to u, but also realize that u might have some faults in this friendship too. Ask him about how he feels about u, if u've been doing something that bugs him (tell him to be totally honest), try to change that. If he goes to do something that u completely disagree with, you don't have to participate in it.
But u might not be able to keep this friendship, if it's only u contributing, then that's just him saying he doesn't think u 2 can go on. Any kind of relationship has both people working together on it, not just one. If this is the case, i'm sry but it's time to move on. This happens to everyone in life and usually, the other person regrets letting u go. Just keep in mind that it's not ur fault because u still tried to fix whatever the problem was but they didn't do anything to help.
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