Like anything else, it takes planning and a high priority to make it happen. Here are some activities for building friendship, courtesy of the book Fighting For Your Marriage , by Markman, Stanley, and Blumberg. Plan a quiet, uninterrupted time. Take turns picking topics that are of interest to you. Pretend to be your favorite TV interviewers and interview your partner about his or her life story.
Interviewers use good questions and listen intently as they try to draw out their guests.
Try to draw one another out in sharing together as friends. Duncan has a doctorate in family studies from Purdue University. You can visit Steve Duncan's web page. You are the 887th person to access this page.