The document discusses the importance of friendship as the foundation for relationships. It notes that being genuine friends first allows love to develop on a solid foundation, as opposed to primarily looking to date and be in love. Several statistics are presented showing high divorce rates for those who marry young without being friends first. The top things listed as being done effectively with friends are being genuine, supporting each other's growth, and staying loyal to each other. The document recommends dating and loving someone as a friend first before looking to be lovers.

1. A Good Idea by: Ivan King
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2. You've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice
warm bed
Just remember what your old pal said
You've got a friend in me
You got troubles and I got 'em too
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
We stick together, we can see it
through
'Cause you've got a friend in me
And as the years go by
Our friendship will never die
You're gonna see it's our destiny
You've got a friend in me-Randy Newman
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3. “It is best to be FRIENDS
before you are LOVERS”-Me
The foundation to a
relationship is friendship.
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4. ACCEPTED!
MY NAME HERE
LOCKED!
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5. "The new forecast predicts the
marriage rate to remain at the
record low of 6.8 marriages per
1,000 population for 2013" http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/17/marriage-trends-demographics/2424641/
UNITED STATES MARRIAGE RATE 2013
6.8
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6. "60 percent of marriages for
couples between the ages of
20 and 25 end in divorce. " National
Center for Health Statistics
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National Center for Health Statistics
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7. I am my unapologetic self
around my friends.
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8. www.markandangel.com
http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/04/23/15-things-real-friends-do-differently/
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9. 1. 2. 3.
Top 3 Things You Do Effectively with your Friends
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10. 1. -You are candid and genuine
and your friend can be
expected of the same.
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11. -You support each others
growth and changes.
2.
MY GROWTH MY CHANGE
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12. Top 3 Things You Do Effectively with your Friends
3. -You stick
around for
your friends,
and they do
the same for
you.
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13. TRY THIS:
Be a genuine friend to someone
you want to date. If you are
already in love, start acting with
your lover as a friend again.
ACTION!
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14. Among 20 something’s
getting married today, a high
percent are getting divorced.
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15. 1. 2. 3.
Top 3 Things You Do Effectively with you Friends
The top three things you do
effectively with your friends are
you’re genuine, you support each
other’s growth, and you stick
around.
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16. Instead of looking to date and be
in love, look to date and love as a
friend, and the love will be
established under solid
foundation.
REMEMBER
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17. “You should be friends
before you are lovers.”
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19. A Good Idea by: Ivan King
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