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The 4 Friends You Don’t Need
Are your friendships healthy ones?
Every now and then it’s good to do a friendship-audit. We have limited time and energy reserves, are the friends we’re spending them on worth it?
Will they be there when we need them? Are our friendships equal and healthy?
These four types of friends might not be.
Fair Weather Friends
A woman I know recently received very difficult news about her daughter’s health. She was away at the time with a group of ladies but instead of being supportive they told her to stop being a kill-joy.
These women didn’t want to empathize or offer comfort-– it was a girls’ weekend and they wanted their dopamine fix.
She saw their true nature — they were fair weather friends. Fair weather friends are only there when you’re fun and happy. They’re not really interested in you as a person – you’re just company to attend the party with. When you’re not “fun” any more, you lose your function.
These friends might seem like true friends because they always ask you out, but actually they’re more like acquaintances.
Spotting fair weather friends:
- You do a lot of fun activities together, usually in a crowd…
