An acquaintance has something in common with you and merely enjoys your company for a short time. A fair-weather friend flatters (讨好) you when the sun is shining and the birds are singing. They would never do the following things.
Walk away when times get tough. True friendship is all about how a person helps another person when they are down and can give very little in return. Thus, take note of who remains in your life when times get tough. Seriously, when you come out the other side of a difficult period in your life, look around you.
Hold hatred (憎恨) over your head. Some people will refuse to accept that you are no longer who you used to be—that you made mistakes in the past, learned from them, and moved beyond them. Instead, they help you repair your present and future.
Pretend like they have all the answers. You may think about the people who have had the greatest positive effect on your life—the ones who truly made a difference. True friends are the ones who sit silently with you when you need a moment to think. They'd always lend you a shoulder when you need to cry.
You deserve to be with friends who make you smile—friends who don't take you for granted and won't leave you hanging. When you notice that a friend is always taking advantage of you instead of offering help when you need, you might need to distance yourself from them for a while. A true friend should want to give, but they shouldn't be forced to always give more than they get.
A. Let you down.
B. Take from you without giving back.
C. The people still standing beside you are your true friends
D. True friends never hold the unchangeable past against you.
E. True friends love and appreciate each other just the way they are.
F. A true friend, on the other hand, has your very best interests at heart.
G. However, you'll soon realize that they aren't the ones that tried to solve all your problems.
