8 ways to tell whether your friends actually like you
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Loading... - Filal Abbas
- 05 Apr 2023
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Life can feel like a popularity contest. And so we might worry about how well-liked we truly are.
You’re not alone if you’ve felt this way. Nobody wants to feel on the outside. Yet many of us do. In fact, a whopping 54% of people say they feel like no one understands them.
And one scientific study certainly won’t help in our paranoia. Because it claims that as many as half of our so-called friends might not feel the same way as we do.
Now that stings!
So how can you tell whether your friends actually like you?
Let’s take a look.
1) They don’t only contact you to ask for favors
If your so-called friends only reach out when they want something from you — then they may not be real friends.
Offering help and leaning on one another is important in building trust and intimacy within our connections.
But it needs to work both ways.
If you start to feel used or abused by certain friends, then it’s a red flag.
Perhaps you’re not getting what you need out of that friendship.
And perhaps they are only keeping you around because of what you do for them, rather than who you are.
2) You feel like you can be yourself around them
You should never feel like you have to wear a mask in order to be accepted. Especially not with your friends, who are supposed to like you for you.
So if you find it challenging to be yourself around your friends, ask yourself why.
Could it be that you have low-self esteem that needs a little boost? Or might it be that you and your friend are not really compatible? Read More…
