Being able to spot fake friends is a very useful skill.
It allows you to stop communicating in time with a person who is only pretending to be a friend.
You need to understand this: interacting with a fake friend will only take away your time, energy and resources.
You yourself will not receive anything from such a person: no help, no support, no pleasant conversations.
So, what behavioral characteristics of an acquaintance indicate that this person is not a friend at all?
Constantly asks for something, but does not help himself
It is normal to lend money to a friend. Moreover, the willingness to provide such assistance is a sign of friendship.
But there is an important condition: the desire must be mutual.
If you often helped your “friend,” but he himself never helped you out, then this is a reason to think: perhaps the person is simply using you.
Doesn't support in difficult times
Got into a difficult life situation, and your "friend" disappeared? Then he is not a friend!
Often out of touch
A true friend will not ignore calls and messages.
If your friend is not eager to contact you and likes to make excuses (“was busy”, “didn’t hear the call”, etc.), then perhaps the person simply doesn’t want to communicate with you, doing so only in certain cases.
"He announces" himself only when it is beneficial to him
If communication is resumed only if the “friend” himself finds himself in a difficult situation, then this is a bad sign.
Sudden friendliness
Did a friend suddenly start showering you with compliments and suddenly, for no apparent reason, became very friendly and hospitable? And then asked you for something?
Know that the man's friendliness was completely insincere.
