When we talk about relationships it's not just the friendship between a man and a woman, the relationship can be between a group of people. But before I proceed I will love to let us understand what we mean by a relationship.
A relationship is how two or more people are connected, it is a state of being connected, people might think you can only be in a relationship if a man and a woman are having an affair. Nothing builds a good relationship more than a good attitude, humility, love, and a sincere heart. You can create good relationships with your colleagues at work, your neighbors in your community, friends in churches and social clubs, and most importantly families. For an individual to create a good relationship with people she met in life such an individual will have to learn some basic things about life such as how to work in peace, love, and harmony with others, how to overcome challenges of life, how to see the good in oneself and others too.
Sometimes relationship determines success in life, there are times in life you will need people's help, and the relationship you have built with such people will be the determinant of whether they will agree to help or not. As a popular saying "pride goes before the fall" you can't be arrogant and expect people to relate well with you. Arrogance can destroy a relationship that has been built for years in one minute but humility can build a relationship in one second that's why we must tread gently and not underestimate anyone we meet in the journey of life because that person you looked down on might be your helper in the future.
A good relationship needs tolerance and patience, we were brought up in different ways so don't expect our ways of living, likes, and dislikes to be the same, our attitudes can't be the same that is why we need to tolerate one another. Families fight but yet they never stop loving one another because of the bond that keeps them together, couples fight but they reunite because of the love they have for each other. Relationships are built on trust, except if it's not genuine, the relationship between friends, family, and colleagues can be ruined by a lack of trust which is why the relationship is to be kept and cherished.
The word sorry will go in a long way in any relationship, it helps to build love and trust in relationships. Apologizing when you are wrong helps to unite and build hopes for a better future in such a relationship. Life without good relationships is a whack, in whatever we do we should always remember the importance of relationships. Build quality relationships with people around you and maintain them for the future, not just for you but for your children and children's children.