SIMPLE FRIENDS AND REAL FRIENDS
   
~A simple friend can stand by you when you are right, but
 a real friend will stand by you even when you are wrong.
   
~A simple friend identifies himself when he calls.  A real
 friend doesn't have to.
  
~A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news
 bulletin on his life.
 A real friend says, "What's new with you?"
  
~A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are
 recent.  
 A real friend says, "You've been whining about the same
 thing for 14 years.  Get off your duff and do something
 about it."
   
~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 hates it when you call after he has gone
 to bed.  
 A real  friend asks you why you took 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 your refrigerator and helps himself/herself.

~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!