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5 Unusual Signs That You Need Better Friends in 2021
Who else has friends that make them completely question the friendship?
Friends. An always ever-changing love-hate relationship for us introverts. We love to hang out with them but also love not having them. Despite my homebody opinion on the subject, friendships are amazing, and having good ones, can be one of the best feelings through life. Unfortunately, finding good ones is like finding a needle in a haystack if the haystack was the size of planet Earth. More often than not, friends these days are fake. It took me years to find simply one good friend out there. Sifting through dozens of fake friends. Today I want to dive into some common but unique signs that may make you reevaluate your closest friends.
Let’s start with the hard stuff. When you enter into a friendship or any relationship, both parties want something the other has. That’s a simple fact that took me years to truly understand. It sounds selfish and harsh, but it’s the truth, and it’s not always a bad thing. Time is important, and we take the time to hang with people that we can get something. It could just be someone that makes us laugh or share a similar hobby as us. We benefit from the relationship, and so do they.
Again, this isn’t a bad thing. Most of the time, it’s just a thing. Sometimes it can be toxic, and that line is…