Be a friend, not a fiend

Here are some more things that a good friends will always do:

Good friends never say “I told you so”, even if they are right. They will laugh and cry and be silly and get drunk with you, but will not tell others about it. They do not make you feel that you have to spring-clean your house before they visit. Good friends are not jealous of your success or your nice, new boyfriend. They will not allow other people to say nasty things about you in their presence without defending you. They will encourage you to do adventurous new things, such as skydiving or trekking.

Good friends will laugh at your joke even if they have heard it six times before. They will take you out on your birthday, if you have nothing planned. Good friends don’t automatically expect you to agree with them on matters of sex, politics and religion. Good friends will fetch you, if your car breaks down even as late as two in the morning. They will go to the divorce court with you or visit you in hospital, if need be. If you don’t have friends who do these things for you, it might be because you are not doing these things for them. So, seize the opportunity to prove how much they mean to you. Very often, people don’t warm up to you unless you show how much you care.