Unfortunately, sometimes people you thought were friends don't do their best. To protect yourself from betrayal and disappointment, you can check in advance whose attitude towards you is sincere.
Decency
Rate how decent your friend is to you. A true companion will not use you for their own ends. When a person can easily refuse an appointment with you or only calls if he feels bad, think about whether you need such a friend.
Determine how honest your friend is with you. If a loved one often deceives you, then he has something to hide. True friends should share their innermost thoughts, or at least not mislead each other. Otherwise, there can be no talk of any sincere relationship.
What matters is how your friend behaves with you. Notice whether he behaves kindly, on an equal footing, or tries to assert himself at your expense with the help of seemingly innocent witticisms and putting you in front of others in a far from favorable light.
Support
Consider how much you can rely on your friend. A reliable companion will always try to help you, unlike just a good friend. Think about situations when you asked this individual for a favor. If you've been rejected most of the time, it might not be your person.
See how your friend is able to listen to you, understand and support you. A true friend will try to understand your problem. And if your friend does not ask you a clarifying question, does not give any comments and does not react in any way to your presentation of his problems, perhaps this person is too fixated on his own person, or he is not really interested in you.
A true friend will try to take care of you. If you don't feel any support, the person's attitude towards you may not be entirely sincere. Pay attention to whether the individual respects you, whether they accept your interests and your character flaws.
Looking at yourself
Before evaluating how loyal your friend is to you, take a look at your behavior. Maybe your friend's attitude is a consequence of the way you treat him. If you yourself sometimes use him, do not miss the chance to play a trick on him, do not show him support and respect, do not seek to get closer to a friend and find common interests, you can only count on the same attitude.
Therefore, before you conduct an audit among your friends and criticize their actions, think about whether you yourself know how to be friends, and whether you are worthy of a true friend. A true companion is a kindred spirit and a gift from fate. It must be protected and appreciated. If you do not know how to do this yet, then do not expect such treatment of yourself.
