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Originally Posted by traceur
... What do you do with "friendships" that turn out to not be as genuine as you would have thought? People who like to hang out with you, perhaps find you enjoyable or entertaining or like your insight, but will not actually be there for you when you need them or act with your best interest at heart, even after you have being there for them? ...
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Some people can be happy autonomously. Having someone else to share it with is icing on the cake.
Some people need others just to have their cake.
Some people even need others to help them eat it too.
You can be a friend to others who won't be a friend to you. They can be a friend to yet others who won't be a friend to them. Their others may end up being a friend to you even though you won't reciprocate. You reap what you sow ... what goes around comes around. It's one of the things that differentiates first world relationship ethics from second world ethics. Organic intelligence and subsequent education notwithstanding.
To each their own; but, the sitcoms can stay. People aren't damaged by them, just reminded that they already are.