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How To Deepen Your Relationships With Other People
Five tips that will change your life forever.
I wrote not too long ago about keeping a diary in my 30s. In that article, I mentioned I was always the more sensitive one in my family. This sensitivity is accompanied by a certain emotional perception. I can usually tell just by looking at someone if they’re upset, sad, afraid. Even if they’re trying to conceal that fact, I may still detect it after spending a short while with them.
During my life, I met many people whom I wanted to have close relationships with. For the most part, it worked with some of them, the others did not show much interest, and I never pushed hard. These human encounters taught me many things about people in general, and how absurd it is that what I am about to tell you in this article is not considered common knowledge for everyone.
1. Eye Contact
People will never have a close relationship with someone who can’t maintain eye contact with them. If you want someone to consider you close, be ready to dive into…
