2010-12-30 - 6:59 p.m.
Alright, let's start with the easier list:
Friends To Keep (*):
1.The one who calls you and sings to your ear just to cheer you up, even when their lip has just been accidentally slapped by their own guitar string and bleeding profusely.:D
2.The one who gives up their sleeping hours to accept your phone call, only because they want to hear your voice - despite their running fever at that time.:P
3.The one who gets angry at you because you didn't tell them straight on the phone about either your bleeding lip or your fever.:P
4.The one who helps you when you're broke but also demands you to never bring that up again.:)
5.The one who's around when you cry and wishes they could hurt someone who could cause you so much pain.:|
6.The one who makes sure you get home safe when you get sick after a rock concert - and isn't disgusted to see you throw up multiple times overnight.*blushes*
7.The one who openly criticizes you but also suggests a solution to your problems.
8.The one who helps you point out at your mistakes (as you miss them) without making you feel stupid nor patronized.
9.The one who sends you well-wishes on your birthday and thanks God that they still get to see you and talk to you for another year.:)
10.The one who plans to name one of their future children after you because they feel you have always been important in their lives.;)
(*)May this list go on and on, because we all need more good reasons to keep our friends.:D
(So-Called) Friends To Lose(**):
1.The one who's only around when you give them benefits.
2.The one who expects you to always listen and understands them, but get angry when you want the same from them - claiming illness and incapable of your bad news and you should know better not to bug them so much at that time. (Well, even if it's true, they could inform you nicely.)
3.The one who gets personally offended if you won't see things their way.
4.The one who does one tiny good thing to you and expect you to treat them as if they have saved your life from permanent damage. (Not that you're ungrateful, but that sounds more like 'over-appreciation in one's mind by their slight achievement'.)
5.They laugh at your weaknesses, even worse by flaunting that they can do much better than you.
6.They criticize, criticize, and once again...always criticize you. In their eyes, there's always something horribly wrong with you that it's unrepairable.
7.They can't tell the difference between telling the truth and putting others down - especially in public. However, they get seriously defensive if the tables are turned.
8.They only remember your birthday if you bring something nice to share with them. It's even worse if they forget to thank you afterward!
9.They think you're weird and pathetic and always let you know that. They even think doing that to you is funny.*rolls eyes*
10.To them, you're dispensable. It doesn't matter if you don't exist in their lives anymore.
(**)May the list stop right here, because we don't need more annoyingly painful excuses.
The Author/SBF/QB
