How To Spot A Fake Friend
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How To Spot A Fake Friend

Know the difference.

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How To Spot A Fake Friend
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We've all come across a few in our lifetime, those people who claim to be there for you whenever, but when the time comes, are nowhere to be found. In my 19 long years on this Earth, lord knows I've come across a few myself. Here are a few ways to determine who your golden friends are, and who's just plated.

When you need someone to vent to, who do you go to? Most likely it's someone who you know can keep a secret, and they feel the same way about you too. If you don't feel as if you can trust that person with whatever problems you have because you know the whole world might end up knowing by the end of the day, you shouldn't call them your friend.

Making plans for this weekend? Someone texts you and asks if you want to go out Saturday night. That's fine, you're down. It's an hour before you have to leave, and they cancel. That's cool life happens, but two hours after the conversation you see pictures of them online out with someone you've never seen before. What now? (That's not a friend)

Feel like you always have to make the first move? Whether it be making plans or just communicating in general, it's always a one-sided street. Friendship should go both ways. Both people should make an effort to talk and be there for one another. If they don't - you already know.

Is there something you're absolutely obsessed with, whether it be a show, a favorite food, a genre of music that you can't get enough of? (For me it's Drake, or sushi - but mostly Drake.) Whatever it is, your "friend" just isn't into it. They constantly complain about it and put it down, "That's so stupid, why would you like that?" or "You're kidding, right?" Friends should support and respect one another's interests whatever they may be, as long as they aren't harmful.

As you continue to go through life, you'll bump into so many different types of people, and they all serve a purpose. A person can either teach you a lesson or be a blessing. Sometimes you need a little wake-up call to make you recognize the types of people that are in your life. But in the end it's up to you to determine who deserves to be called a friend.

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