Are Your Friends Top Tier?
Not sure why this happens… But it does. We have “tiers” of friends. The “top tier” friends don’t judge, are there for ya and will work to be in your…
UNDATED PHOTO: Actors Courteney Cox Arquette (L), Jennifer Aniston (C) and Matthew Perry are shown in a scene from the NBC series “Friends”. The series received 11 Emmy nominations, including outstanding comedy series, by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences July 18, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Warner Bros. Television/Getty Images)
(Photo by Warner Bros. Television/Getty Images)Not sure why this happens...
But it does. We have "tiers" of friends.
The "top tier" friends don't judge, are there for ya and will work to be in your life and keep commitments. During the lunch or dinner, each person get's equal time to share discuss and listen. These friends will check in with you when life is tough to make sure you're ok.
Then there's the "seasonal" friends. "Seasonal friends" will spend time with you, but only on their schedule. If you can drop everything for an impromptu dinner, they can hang. Maybe they we're once top tier, but life has changed that for them.
Finally, there's the famous "fair-weather" friend who is there when they need something or wants to share good news, but it really doesn't go both ways. When you're ready to share, somehow, the lunch is over.
While I'm no angel and have made a lot of mistakes, I've grown to learn this important fact: accepting that when I give more than I get, somehow, it works out great. In the end, life seems to give even more.
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