How to establish friendly relationships with peers?

Peers are what defines a class and sets them apart from the rest. With the help of a peer group, a person can either grow and explore new options or fall behind and be miserable. Thus, it is essential to maintain a cordial relationship with your peers, in order to ensure that you never fall behind. However, it is easier said than done.

Many people fail to develop such an effective relationship with their peers and are often bullied. However, with some effective methods you can change the situation and ensure that your peer group actually become your friends!

What are the ways to be friendly to your peers?

●     Communicate

It is essential that you communicate your thoughts and ideas freely with your peers to facilitate an exchange of ideas. If someone is not comfortable with verbal communications, try texting or emailing them, using various platforms to reach out to them. Also, keep your body language in mind when talking to them, in person.

●     Try to know your peers

In order to establish a bond of friendship, you need to first establish a bond of trust. This can only be done when you get to know your peers. Ask a bit about their personal life. How are they doing? Any persisting problems? Try and discuss them and try to provide solutions if you can.

●     Tune in your attitude

Your attitude is well read by your peers, so always remember to tone it down when talking to them. Keep a friendly attitude. However, it is alright if you are not friends with everyone in your group. There will be some personas you might not get along with but find a way to maintain a subdued, working relationship with them.

●     Help each other out

One way to ensure and establish friendship with your peers is to help them out. A peer student might not have their work done or are failing to understand certain aspects of a topic. Try and explain it to them. If someone from your peer group faces some problem in work, try to help them out. You can even solve their personal dilemmas if you want to. Also, provide them with opportunities to return the favour as well.

●     Try and be positive

Keep up a positive attitude and think positive always. Your positivity is what affects your surroundings and will certainly affect your peer group. If you ever have a bad day, then keep it low and try not to be too emotional. Don’t vent out your frustrations and anger on your peers. Instead, take a break when you think you can’t contain your emotions.

Key points to maintain a friendly working relationship with your peers

Thus, applying these methods will certainly help you to establish trustable relationships with your peers. To sum it up,

1.      Support your peer group in their hour of need.

2.      Communicate freely to facilitate the exchange of thoughts and ideas.

3.      Never bully your peers.

4.      Encourage and cooperate freely with your peers.

5.      Try to reach a middle ground during arguments and compromise a bit.