[header] How to identify a false friend [title] Question whether your friend constantly disappoints you. [step] False friends may frequently lie, break promises, or pull disappearing acts when you need them most. Reflect on the friendship over the past several weeks or months.
[header] How to identify a false friend [title] Question whether your friend constantly disappoints you. [step] False friends may frequently lie, break promises, or pull disappearing acts when you need them most. Reflect on the friendship over the past several weeks or months.
If you decide you need a friend that flaunts responsibility but who both shows weakness but loves helping you, then this person may be a friend of yours. [substeps] Liars tend to deliver their lies in subtle ways so it is difficult to be objective. Ask yourself if this type of behavior would become apparent when your friend sets her true boundaries. [substeps] If this friend frequently spills, lists things all the time, or disappears in a routine for no apparent reason, she is likely a liar. Has this friend regularly let you down in some way? If so, you may be dealing with a fake friend. [substeps] If your friend is constantly disappointing you, you'll have to decide which is the best option-to lower your expectations of the friendship or let them go completely. An impossible friendship may have begun gradually, only to become increasingly difficult. [substeps] Similarly, you may find a friendship based on arrogance, a quick reference to past secrets, or a hunch about the friend's behavior.