• Lazy girl - she won't get mad at you for not calling her for weeks, but that's because she hasn't called you either. Though you know she loves you, if you don't make plans to get together, she won't do it.
• Needy friend - she values your opinion and takes your advice to heart but sometimes you've got enough of your own problems to have to deal with hers!
• Bossy bud - her word is law and she decides on every detail. It's left you feeling like a slacker.
• Sometime friend - she pops into your life when you least expect it but is often mysteriously absent just when you need her the most.
• Possessive pal - she calls you, make plans to hang out, and meets you at the lib to study. She gets visibly jealous when other friends call you, make plans to hang out with you, or meet you to study.

In my years of growing up, I've had my share of these kinds of so-called 'friends'. I've had a needy friend, a lazy one, and bossy-possessive one to name a few. I've always stood by A. Fishbein's words: a true pal's pluses outweigh her negatives. The kind of friendships I've had with these people weren't bad at all, but there had been more than just a debacle. And to this day I can't say for certain that things had been settled and dealt with.

I don't choose friends. That is, I don't choose who I hang out or be friends with. But I am not perfect. I apologize for my mistakes. As for those who have wronged me, it's quite alright. I believe how I am with my friends is the same way I see them to me. To mirror the traits they have shown me may not be the best damn thing a friend does; but really, whether or not my actions are morally significant isn't important to me now. I've been hurt way too much to have to deal with these things again. I am a good friend, period. But I can't promise you I'll still be once I've smelt a dead rat in your closet.

'Cause I can tell which friend is true -- and which one's a faker.