Do you know what is the difference between being  just a friend and a friend that always gives you comfort?

Most people in APB thought that the meaning of friendship is when friends confide each other and how that person can be the best thing you can ever have. “To have a good friendship is when you guys don’t lie and solve every solution to every problem and show honesty”( Partial: Zuleima Carrillo, and Mr. Villagomez). “Considering yourself as a true friend is when a lot of friends keep each other secrets and know someone well before jumping into conclusions and have fun with them”( David Najera). Friendship can be or not be the solution to  everything as most people still agreed that is not the solution because people may have questions and your friends would not really have the answers for you. Knowing the truth is when you know the person for a long time and know their gestures on how they act and know easily if they are saying the truth. A great time to say the truth is right away because then it can turn into something worse and nobody wants a friendship like that. A best friend should maintain a secret and not tell anyone about it.

To maintain a excellent friendship you need to be comfortable with who you are telling your profound things too.

• you need to communicate to one another to share what’s right or wrong
• physically be there
• Be loyal to each other
• Be supportive
• Be trusting
• Be honest
• Always  be REAL
• Be distant to an extent
• Be reliable

Toxic Friendships and how to know when your in one

Even though you know someone for a long time its not necessarily a good friendship. There are  6 important signs in which you can tell whether you are in a toxic friendship.

Toxic friendship, is when they do not support who you are and they constantly tell you to change. Even though most friends play around with you, a toxic friend digs past that into your emotional health to try to make you change your personality. When this happens speak up to make them stop, if they do not then its time to move on.

The second thing about toxic friendships is when you can trust your “friend” with your secrets. “Depends on the secret and the person who tells you” (Javier Andradal, Junior). If the secret is personal then a true friend will not tell anybody, but if it’s on a life or death situation than those true friends will help you by telling someone to help you rather than staying silent.

The third sign is they bring out the worse of you. Instead of advising you toward the right path, they continue pushing the needle toward the wound. For instance that “friend” will repeat all the negative things they think about you bringing you depression. This sign is very important because if you start to notice this then it will be best to change friends that have a more positive mind.

The fourth sign is when they consistently disappoint you. In other words they stood you up consistently. When you set up a date to meet with each other they don’t attend or if they do then they attend it with someone else.

The fifth sign of a toxic friendship is that they don’t respect anyone around you. They pretend they like your family in front of you but when your family isn’t around they laugh or use vulgar words against those who are around you.

These are important signs that one should look out for to be able to maintain a healthy friendship and keep away from toxic friendships. But even though you know it’s a toxic friendship you might be able to fix it, just talk to them to be able to repair all the damages. Just remember one thing if they don’t change the way they think it might be time to move on from the darkness and corruption.