As humans, we need society, we need people around us and truly no man is an island. Having no one around would be so boring.
Every day, we get to meet several sets of people, there are some people we meet and instantly we connect with them, while there are some others that we meet and we don't feel any sort of connection with them, their meeting just forms part of the events that occurred during the day. There are also some people we get to meet and we don't instantly connect with them, but if given time, a tiny thread of friendship can develop over time.
According to the popular saying; it takes two to tango, it also takes at least two people to make a friendship work. You can't form a friendship with yourself. Some of us have a tiny friend circle, while others have large circles, and each is wonderful as it all depends on your personality.
If you have a circle of friends, and you could inquire from them what your role is in the circle, what would it be? It could be the organiser, the comedian, the listener, or the motivator. Your role within the circle reflects your unique contribution to the group dynamic, shaping the overall experience for everyone involved, so tell us about it.
When I saw the first prompt from hivenaija community, I knew exactly what to write about.
I am an introvert by nature, which means I don't have so much friends, but I still have my inner circle, those humans that get me, people that I can totally be myself around, and I do not have to pretend to be someone else, neither do I get judged by them, so yeah I do have a little friend circle and I am content😃
Well amongst my friends, I could describe myself as the listener lol, you would ask if that is a role, but I'll proudly say yes it is, everyone cannot be talking at the same time, someone has to listen, but that isn't really where I'm going with this listening role I assumed. There are sometimes amongst us as friends, one person might have a challenge, I'm that person anyone within our circle wants to talk to because they know I'll let them talk and pour out their hearts without being judgy or interrupting within intervals so yeah I'm the listener within my circle of friends.
Furthermore, I am usually the voice of reason within my friend circle. I am the realistic one the person that will be realistic with you even when your emotions are clouding your judgment regarding an issue, I'm that friend who helps point you to reality at that particular moment.
I remember when one of my friends wanted to get a particular trending phone, although she needed a phone because the one she was using was bad, the one she wanted to get was way out of her budget, and there were phones of lower prices that could perform most of the functions of the one she wanted to get, but she just wanted to get it because it was like the rave at that particular time. I had to bring her to reality, I made her realize that after getting that particular phone, there would still be bills to pay, they wouldn't just magically disappear or will the phone help her in sorting those bills. When I was done reasoning with her, she finally saw reasons with me, and made a much wiser decision.
These are some of the roles I assume within my friend circle, I would like to hear about yours what role have you automatically assumed within your friend circle.
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