The 6 signs to detect a false friend

Friends don't appear overnight. The friendship is forged through time, affection and shared experiences, which lead to situations of growing confidence and accepting the other person as he is and valuing both his virtues and his defects.

And in fact, a good friendship can last a lifetime and is an undeniable source of joy and quality of life. Friends make us feel protected and loved, in addition to offering us the possibility of living unique adventures. A friend who knows how to listen is also a confidant and someone who will be there when you need him, in the same way that you will help him when he goes through an adverse circumstance.

But if there are good friends, of course there are also mediocre friends and even false friends.

False friend: how to detect it and take action when faced with a toxic friendship

In spite of everything, there are times when life puts people in front of us who bring us nothing but disappointments. In this article we offer you a total of 6 keys to identify fake friends.

1. Close friend in two days

Friendships are usually forged over time. When someone pretends to make friends overnight with others, acting like a Close friend, you should be alert and act prudent. The intimacy, trust and connection typical of friendship emerge progressively, but are not given away.

2. Show up in good times and hide in bad

One of the easiest ways to detect a false friendship is notice in which moments of your life it is present: if when you are happy, living good moments is there to share your life and fun, but nevertheless disappears when you have a problem or go through a bad time, it is very likely that you are in front of a false friendship.

3. He likes to criticize you

The false friend is exposed when he gets into your life and thinks about you in a malicious way. It highlights your mistakes, reminds you of your mistakes and makes you feel bad. It is an unmistakable sign of a false friend, the fact that, certainly, he feels some joy or joy at your failures and takes pleasure in them.

These types of picky friends are also known as emotional vampires. We talk more about them in this article:

• "Emotional vampires: 7 personalities that rob you of your emotional well-being"

4. Speak ill of you behind your back

The good friend gives you his opinion sincerely and to your face; he does not speak ill of you when you are not present. If you have noticed that he criticizes you from behind but does not have the courage to tell you what he thinks of you directly, it is quite certain that this is a friend to avoid. Friends have to be respected. If a person constantly criticizes and belittles you, does not respect your opinions, etc., you are not in front of a good friend.

5. The pessimistic friend

It is necessary not to offer much field to friends with negative personalities; people who always they see the glass half empty in everything you do, they are envious of you or they are not happy about your successes, or the profile of a snooping friend who gets into your things without trying to help you.

6. Trust your intuition

Your intuition is important: sometimes we suspect a friend without really knowing why. We think that he does not seem like a good person, but having no objective data, we are not determined to limit the relationship. If you have the feeling that a friend does not bring you anything positive, do not be categorical in cutting off the relationship, but be vigilant to confirm or deny that impression. Many times, time will confirm what your intuition told you.