Everybody has friends. Friends are supposed to be the people you can depend on no matter what. Choosing friends is harder than most people think. A good friend is a lot rarer than most people think. Here are a few questions to ask yourself to see if someone is a good friend:
1. They ask about you.
A good friend asks not just about how your day is but how you are. If anything is happening. A good friend should be willing to sit and listen to you go on for hours about something that they normally would not care about.
2. You feel like they are actually listening when you talk.
When you are talking to this person, you feel like they are actual listening to you. Not only listening to you but actively listening and giving advice. They want to hear more and every detail. This person wants to understand how you feel and what actual happened.
3. When you ask them to do something they do it with no questions asked.
When you call this person for help, they not only help out, but are willing to drop whatever they are doing to help. They do not have to do that, but you know they would always do that. They hate the people you hate and love the people you love. They do not need an explanation of why you need help they just help.
4. They are there for you no matter what.
If you are fighting and not talking, you feel like you can still call for help. That means that that person is a good friend. If they are willing to hate people with no questions asked just because you hate that person means that they are a good friend.
5. You have put your trust in them and everything turned out great.
If you put your trust in a person and that person kept you in good interest, they are a good friend. My father always told me, "People show their true colors in a time of need." A good friend is the person that is there for the bad times not just the good times. They are willing to have their night ruined just to see if you are O.K.
6. You are willing to do all that for them.
If you are willing to do everything for that person, then that means that they are not only a good friend to you but also a friend that you can count on. If you feel like you are willing to drop everything for them that usually means you feel like that will be reciprocated at some point.
Choosing a friend is easy. Making a really good friend is a lot harder than it seems. Choosing someone dependable, reliable and trustworthy is harder than it seems. Make sure that before putting your trust into someone that they are worth it. Not only that, but make sure that what you are putting into the relationship is the same as you are getting out.
