Identifying The Friends You Should And Shouldn’t Keep

We all want to have friends. It is healthy to have friendships; good friends encourage and support us. Other friends, however, may be less healthy for us. When you wonder why you are friends with someone, that’s a red flag that tells you it’s time to look more closely at the relationship.

Some friends are bad influences. Is your friend healthy for you, or a bad influence? Check these tips below to help you make the determination:

Do you do things with a certain friend that you don’t also do by yourself, or with other friends? If you have friend-specific behaviors, especially negative behaviors, your friend may be a negative influence. It is better to have friends with similar or at least complementary interests.

Do you feel like you need to do what your friend does? If your friend is a smoker, do you smoke around them even though you are a nonsmoker? If you do things with the friend that you normally don’t do especially if you dislike doing them this is a problem.

Maybe you feel that your friend will reject you if you don’t do what they do. If you feel this way, you need to revise your viewpoint. This person isn’t a real friend to you at all, so it is not a real loss if they do reject you for holding to your principles or preferences.

Another sign that a friendship might need to be discontinued is when you find yourself thinking why do I hang out with this person on a regular basis. If you are wondering why you are friends with someone, this is not likely to be a friendship that should persist. Real friends know what they value about one another and don’t ask themselves why they are friends.

Sometimes friendships aren’t equal. When you are friends with someone who doesn’t hold up their end, and you wonder why you stay friends with them, it’s probably better to let the friendship dwindle. Not all friendships are supposed to be lifelong.

Ideally, you and your friend should both be giving and receiving. In a strong, healthy friendship we feel supported and understood and challenged. If you feel judged or pressured or cheated instead, you deserve better out of friendship.

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