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Reciprocity is that mentoring brings something not only to the mentee but to the mentor as well. A good mentoring relationship is not a one-way giving; the mentor too learns while teaching, reviews their own experience, and is often refreshed. The mentee's questions lead the mentor to rethink things they thought they knew. This two-way exchange makes the relationship both balanced and sustainable. The giver and the receiver are often both sides at once.