Friends are very important in our lives. Apart from family and neighbors, friends make an integral part in your life. However, people should always learn how to choose friends. Fake friends can really ruin your life and that of your good friends. The problem is there is no weighing beam for good and bad friends. Therefore, knowing how to tell can be tricky but not hard. Here are ten ways to tell if your friends are fake:
1. Fake friends respect only people with power. They have no respect for the less fortunate in the community and they can’t make friends with such people.
2. Fake friends try very hard to please you. They will do weird things so that you find them interesting and fun to be around you.
3. Fake friends force you to like them. A good friend should not be asking you every time if you like them or not. If they do, they really want you to like them when you don’t like them.
4. They seek attention at all places. Good friends attract attention with their good deed while fake friends force things to seek attention.
5. Fake friends brag all the time. Showing off is a weakness only fake people will display.
6. Fake friends gossip about you to others. While keeping secrets is very important for friendship, fake friends will never keep your secrets.
7. Fake friends don’t keep their promises. They are fast in making promises but they will never keep them.
8. Fake friends will always criticize others so that they look guilty and innocent when they are the once in mistakes.
9. Fake friends will be good only when they need something from you.
10. Fake friends disagree over small issues.