How to ruin a Frienship - 101

We have all probably had dozens of friends throughout our lives. Weather they are the kind that are life changing, or the ones that pop in and out of your life at random intervals, they are all there and will always be imprinted in your brain somehow. Often times, if they are not the kind of friends that have been around for many years the person will fade out of your life as quickly as they came into it. Most of the time the break is clean and mutual, other times you are slightly saddened that the relationship has run its course and is now at a dead stop, and then there are the few times where the end was so abrupt and without any regard for anyone other then them that it leaves a sting that you can feel for a long time to come. This is what got me thinking about friendships in general, to me, it seems relatively simple to keep a friendship afloat. I mean, its not like trigonometry where things can look Japanese to you at some point. Maintaining a friendship is probably the easiest thing anyone can do. Then I came across a sticker on my dashboard that read "please insert one CD at a time" and then it all made sense. If there is someone out there that is so dumb as to try and stick more then one CD into a CD player at one time then there must be some moderately challenged person out there who doesn't know how to stop being selfish, stubborn, and inconsiderate, therefore making them completely unfriendable. (yeah, I made up the word) I thought that maybe if I compiled a set of basic rules on how someone can completely demolish a friendship that they would be able to avoid these things and make themselves into someone that others would want to be friends with. I know, I know it seems like something only an ape wouldn't know... but lets just think about the sticker shall we?? Yeah, that's right, someone had to have tried that before the manufacturer decided to put that warning up for others. And that's what I am trying to do now, but up a warning sticker on the dashboard to help people. So, without further delay these are the rules of how you can destroy a perfectly good friendship. Enjoy.



- Become friends with benefits - This can ruin the friendship if the other persone developes feelings for you that were not part of the earlier stated agreement. One is to assume that with this type of relationshi physical contact doesnt mean that there is a shared intimate closeness.

- Date their siblings - Not something that people are pron ed to do ordinarily, but it does happen. This will surely destroy the friendship no matter the outcome. If things work out between you and the said sibling, then your friend will become second to your new love and therefore things will never be the same. If things end then there will be weirdness between you and your friend. (especially if you were the wrong one)

- Date someone they are dating ( this is in the guy/girl code as well) - No explanation needed, all who do this are scum.

- Borrow Money - People are funny about money. Some people are fine with lending a friend some cash to help them out. Others feel extremely awkward put in that same situation. Its really your call, but know what kind of person they are before you ask them for some flow.

- Let two different friendship circles collide - Sometimes you have a few groups of friends and they are all very different. If they find out about each other then sometimes there is jealousy and hurt feelings. My advice would be to be as honest as possible.

- Don't have their back when you should/loyalty - There are times when your friend is doing something that you don't agree with because it is harmful to them or others, or not in their best interest, or just plain against what you personally believe in. In those instances alone is it OK for you to refrain from supporting them. In all other endeavours, on the other hand, you must support your friends. If for nothing else a friend is someone who has your back when everyone else leaves you behind, if you're not going to be there behind them that what are you doing there at all?

- Confess your undying love - Bad idea. Unless you are 1000% sure that the feelings are mutual then never utter a word about it.

- Lying... period. - As simple and as short as this rule is it is the one that is most commonly broken. No one likes to be lied to, better a brutally heartbreaking truth then a dreamy and sugary sweet lie. Bottom line, if you are the type who is going to do any or all of the previously stated things then at least have the balls to be honest about it to your friends.

And that is it. These are the basic rules that 'M' and I were able to agree on without killing each other over drinks lmao! Just kidding, we rather agreed on most of them. however if you have anything else that should be on here then add it as a comment, we'll be looking forward to the input.