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Simple vs. Real
A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.A simple friend doesn't know your parents first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why it took you so long to call.A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it.A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens the refrigerator and helps himself.A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!A simple friend barely knows you, but tries to change the things he doesn't like about you.
A real friend knows everything bad about you, and likes you for who you are.A simple friend is someone you can hang out with and have some fun.
A real friend is someone you can sit in a room with and be comfortable with the silence.A simple friend will read this and throw it away.
A real friend will send it back to you until he's sure it's been received.
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."
Thanks to Irismist