5 shitty friends who bring nothing good

5 Bad Friends Who Bring Nothing Good Into Your Life 1. The “I’m Cooler!” Person This person will never simply be happy for you. You could have gotten a promotion or decided with your significant other to take your relationship to the next level, but this person will always find something to say to steal your thunder. On the other hand, he or she can’t stand to hear about your problems: no matter what you’re going through, he or she will probably have a story about something even worse. It could be because of their competitive nature or just blatant insecurity, but either way, this person is harmful because they waste your time and energy. A true friend is genuinely happy for your achievements and listens to your problems without interrupting, unless they want to show concern and give advice. 2. The Little Chicken, or the Drama Queen It doesn’t matter that this lady has a great job and her significant other does everything for her. The sky is always falling on her. This person is genuinely unhappy and, frankly, just annoying by sharing their nonsense with you. Things are always not going well for these people. You can tell them until you’re hoarse not to take things personally, but the person will refuse to believe you. The glass is always half empty. This person will constantly fight with their significant other just to get a little reassurance. Just like you can’t save this person by being in a romantic relationship with them, you can’t save this kind of friend either. With all the negative things that are already in your life that you can’t control, you don’t need someone who is constantly dragging you down. After all, this kind of person brings nothing but stress into your life. Therefore, there is no place for them in it themselves. 3. The Guilt Maker Staying at work all day? Looking forward to that morning yoga class on the beach you signed up for weeks ago and desperately need? Just not wanting to go out? None of that matters to this person, who refuses to grow and embrace change. This person will make you feel stupid for not wanting to go to one of their weird friend’s birthday parties. Ugh, you met this guy once and don’t even remember what he looks like. Just because the guilt-teller doesn’t have a life of their own doesn’t mean you have to follow their example. If you want to go to bed early on Saturday and watch the sunrise at yoga class, go ahead. You shouldn’t feel guilty just because you don’t want to get drunk with someone who refuses to grow up and leave the wild years of their life behind. Someone who doesn’t understand that you need some time alone doesn’t understand you. You don’t want a friend who likes to burden you with unnecessary responsibilities. 4. The “Always Broke” Dude This is not to be confused with the friend who works hard but can’t make ends meet due to some hardship (death of a relative, illness of a spouse, etc.). This is the one with whom you share a bottle of wine once a week in an attempt to have fun. I’m talking about the person whose financial difficulties are always someone else’s fault. He’s broke because his boss is stupid or because there were problems with his salary. He doesn’t take any responsibility for anything that went wrong in his life. This is a person who is always broke and yet you don’t see him making any effort to change it. If a person first can’t pay for his share of the lunch that you order as a group and then posts pictures on Instagram of himself lying by the pool doing nothing, this is not your friend. This person is just using other people. And you don’t need someone like this, no matter how much fun they are. 5. The Endless Gossip This is the person who is said to throw a stone at a glass house and judge others for behavior that they are also guilty of. You would think that any of us would avoid such a person, but sometimes having such a person in our circle gives us a guilty pleasure. Sure, it can be fun to grab a drink and listen to all the juicy things that they have in store, but it’s fun only as long as they are not talking about you. If she is talking to you, she will talk about you. And this applies not only to girlfriends. Guys are also capable of spreading information. Even if there is nothing worthy of gossip going on in your life, this person will still find a way to distort your words for another listener. At some point in your life, you just want to surround yourself with people you can trust, and this person does not belong among them. A true friend may gossip a little, but only a little. Someone who always has something to say about other people is devoid of substance themselves. And you don’t have time for that. When it comes to your well-earned downtime, quality should trump quantity. Think of these five types of people as cheap wine at the bar that gives you a headache. Stop ordering that, because you can have better. And frankly, you deserve better!