Friends.
Everyone wants a friend - Everyone wants to be a friend - But where do friends get you? No where.
I'm not talking about the "friends in high places" because, lets face it, those people aren't actually your friends, they are using you like you are using them to get better things - No, I'm talking about the average, everyday, run of the mill pain in the asses that you hang out with because that makes you happy - why does it make you happy? because having lots of friends means you are popular and being popular is very socially acceptable - in fact, it seems like it is one of life's most craved goals
Friends are about as useful as a pet - with the exception that a pet can't talk back, or steal your money...or your boyfriend - you have to feed them, entertain them, clean up after them...you even have to buy them things on their birthday or on Christmas - friends are nothing more than another monthly, possibly weekly, expense
Most people only care about themselves - the more friends you have, the more people you have to pretend to give a shit about - None of these people care about you, just like you don't really care about them, but you put on the facade because after all, being popular makes you happy
The same "friends" you would ditch to hang out with someone better are the people who would no sooner stab you in the back because one of their friends didn't like you - The same "friends" you gossip about when they aren't around are the people who post pictures of your bare ass being escorted out of a club for stripping to your birthday suit and dancing on the bar on their facebooks and myspaces
So my advice to you is to tell all your friends what you really think about them - if you do, it will make not hanging out with them much easier to accomplish since you are now no longer popular - get yourself a pet...probably a cat - and stop drinking so much - No one wants to see your bare ass dancing on a bar
friendlessly yours,
Sarah M.
