{"id":8004,"date":"2023-07-03T13:05:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/?p=8004"},"modified":"2023-07-03T13:06:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T12:06:10","slug":"8004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/hhpeople\/2023\/07\/8004","title":{"rendered":"Friendship Through Chidinma Ugbojiaku\u2019s Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has the japa wave affected your friendships?<\/strong><br \/>\nAh, the japa wave! It&#8217;s fascinating really, I&#8217;ve become quite the cartographer, tracing the whereabouts of friends. I must admit, though, I&#8217;m suspicious. Did they really relocate due to career opportunities, or was it a sophisticated ploy to avoid my nonstop banter and obsession with bad puns? On a serious note, it has taught me the value of resilience and adaptability in maintaining friendships across borders and time zones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did your childhood friendships affect the way you view friendships?<\/strong><br \/>\nChildhood friendships are intriguing. My standards then were quite simple &#8211; you have the coolest Power Rangers action figure, you&#8217;re my best friend. Now, my choices are slightly more sophisticated but fundamentally the same &#8211; if you appreciate the art of late-night pizza, existential crises, extreme sports, dancing and jamming to old-school tunes, we&#8217;re definitely in the friend zone. Childhood taught me that friendships are built on common interests and cultivated with shared experiences, and that&#8217;s a perspective I carry forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you find it difficult to build friendships as an adult?<\/strong><br \/>\nAdult friendships are like assembling a flat-packed furniture set from IKEA &#8211; you&#8217;re aware there&#8217;s a sophisticated system hidden somewhere, but most of the time you&#8217;re just baffled and stuck with extra pieces that don&#8217;t seem to fit anywhere. Yet, it&#8217;s rewarding once you figure it out. The key is patience, understanding, and the right tools &#8211; much like friendship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone on social media marries their \u201cbest friend\u201d, is your partner really your best friend?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy partner as my best friend? Absolutely. If they&#8217;re going to be with me through thick and thin, they better be ready for my conspiracy theories about extraterrestrials, midnight philosophizing, and spontaneous kitchen dance-offs. But on a more profound level, having your partner as your best friend enriches the relationship with shared secrets, inside jokes, and a profound understanding that only comes with true friendship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friendships are important outside of relationships, how do you pick the people in your circle? Who is the support system that helps you navigate life\u2019s challenges?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen it comes to selecting my circle, I approach it like choosing my Netflix series. Will they keep me intrigued? Will they bring some laughter and sometimes tears into my life? Can I tolerate them for more than an hour? In seriousness though, I look for empathy, authenticity, and a positive vibe. They form the support system that&#8217;s like a trusty safety net \u2013 always there, even if you don&#8217;t see it, ready to catch you when you tumble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You spend most of your time at work, you probably have a work husband, wife or bestie.<\/strong><br \/>\nAh, my work spouse! They&#8217;re the Sherlock to my Watson, the Batman to my Robin, the mac to my cheese. We find common ground in shared &#8220;trauma&#8221; &#8211; surviving team meetings, deciphering corporate jargon, and celebrating little victories like a jam-free photocopier. lol<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has technology helped your respective friendships?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe impact of technology on friendships is fascinating. It has essentially turned us into a real-life episode of Star Trek, with friends beaming onto my screen from across the globe at a moment&#8217;s notice. Nothing says &#8220;I value our friendship&#8221; like a perfectly timed meme or a heartfelt message during a rough day. It&#8217;s the digital-age version of showing up at a friend&#8217;s doorstep with ice cream and a sympathetic ear. Today, I will like to call out and appreciate friends like Adetutu, that wont stop spamming my DM with funny memes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life\u2019s so unpredictable that sometimes we form the most unlikely of friendships. What are the crazy, random scenarios that birthed an amazing friendship?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe birth of unlikely friendships is one of life&#8217;s charming plot twists. Once, I was trapped in a malfunctioning elevator with a stranger, our companions being rising panic and terrible elevator music. We came out as friends, bound by the shared ordeal and a newfound appreciation for stairs. That&#8217;s the beauty of human connection \u2013 it often sprouts from the most unexpected circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you believe female friendships are fragile? That women do not support each other.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe notion that female friendships are fragile? I find that as outdated as floppy disks. My female friends are powerhouses of emotional support, always ready with a motivational speech, a comforting hug, or a reality check when necessary. Our bond is like a well-engineered bridge &#8211; a masterpiece of strength and resilience, defying the stereotype gravity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do people find it difficult to accept that you can have a bestie of the opposite gender with no strings attached?<\/strong><br \/>\nA bestie of the opposite gender with no strings attached? Society has a hard time accepting this, mainly due to conditioned gender norms and the old &#8220;When Harry Met Sally&#8221; conundrum. However, I believe friendships transcend gender boundaries. We should view them as genre-defying movies &#8211; they don&#8217;t always need a predictable romantic subplot to be blockbuster hits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do men bond over everything, even the silliest things?<\/strong><br \/>\nMen bonding over the silliest things might seem peculiar, but it&#8217;s just their way of constructing camaraderie. It&#8217;s like an unofficial Olympic event where the categories include &#8216;who can eat the spiciest wings&#8217;, &#8216;who can pull off the wackiest dance move&#8217;, or &#8216;who can grow the most glorious quarantine beard&#8217;. It&#8217;s a testament to their ability to find common ground in shared, often hilarious, endeavors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bro code, Girl code what are all these codes about?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe bro code, girl code, they&#8217;re the unspoken rules that govern friendship dynamics. It&#8217;s like being in a secret society with a golden rule of respect, understanding, and backup when needed. Just like the unwritten rules of grocery shopping &#8211; don&#8217;t start a conversation in the middle of the aisle, don&#8217;t open things you haven&#8217;t paid for, and don&#8217;t take the last donut without a fight, these codes ensure the ecosystem of friendship remains balanced and fair.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; How has the japa wave affected your friendships? Ah, the japa wave! It&#8217;s fascinating really, I&#8217;ve become quite the cartographer, tracing the whereabouts of friends. I must admit, though, I&#8217;m suspicious. 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