5 Myths About Friendships
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5 Myths About Friendships

Friendship isn't always easy, but that's okay.

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5 Myths About Friendships
The Huffington Post
"Friendship makes the world a better place to live. Friendship makes living worthwhile, lovable and livable. Friendship creates the right environs for sharing. The basis of good friendship is a selfless dedicated love of a special kind." - Unknown

Friendship is a beautiful thing, but it's not always easy – and that's absolutely okay. Here are some myths about friendship and why they're wrong:

1. Friends will make you happy.

If you aren’t truly happy, no additional human in your life can make you happy. Not your family, not your significant other and definitely not your friend. Any sort of happiness that comes from spending time with a friend will be superficial.

2. Your friends will support you no matter what.

Wrong. One rule of friendship is not unconditional support even when you are not doing the right thing. Your friends need to be able to tell you when you are being irrational or heading down the wrong path.

3. You have to "hate" the same people.

None of your friends are obligated to dislike other people just because you do. It's not fair to your friend or other people.

4. Good friends will never let you down.

Nobody's perfect. There are going to be times when the people in your life will let you down. Maybe not intentionally but good friends will let you down too. But that's okay because "good friends forgive."

5. You become friends with people who are similar to you.

This is not always the case in friendship, sometimes the friendship might even work better if your friend is nothing like you because they will balance you out.

Every friendship has it's own dynamic so remember there are no set of expectations for what you are supposed to do or not do as a friend.

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