How to Decide If You Should Dump A Friend

Friendships are a valuable part of our lives. Friends give us strength, encouragement and support. So how do you know if your friend is really someone you should keep around or someone you should dump. Here are some questions to ask yourself.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Ask yourself, does this friend contact you or are you always the one to make the effort? Everyone lives busy lives, but with all of the advancements in technology, no one has an excuse not to contact a friend, even if it's a simple "I'm tied up in something now, but I just wanted to say hi" instant message.
2. Ask yourself, does this friend use me? Everyone wants to help a friend, but when the only words that seem to come out of your friends mouth come in the form of asking you to do something for them, it's time to reevaluate what your friends motives are in this friendship.
3. Ask yourself, does this friend lie to me? How many times in the past few months can you count the amount of times your friend has lied to you? Friends are counted on for the truth. When you can't trust your friend, the friendship isn't on a very sturdy foundation.
4. Ask yourself, does this friend never mind their own business? If your friend spreads your personal business around to others or is constantly telling you what you should do and what you're doing wrong, this friend needs to learn how to mind their own business- and do it elsewhere.
5. Ask yourself, is this friend there when you need them? True friends are the ones that know that there is a serious issue going on in your life and call you to see how you are, not the other way around. They take you out, ask you what you need and are there lending support without you having to ask them to do so.

Tips & Warnings

• Stand strong and think about what's most important, which is how this person makes you feel, whether it be positive or negative.
• Dumping a friend is a huge decision. Think about everything carefully before you do it. If you have regrets once you've done it, you may not be able to get the friendship back.