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We have all had, on occasion, a “friend” who constantly annoyed us. For some reason, something in his personality pushed him to have totally inappropriate attitudes and behaviors that made us feel bad.

Here are seven symptoms that a friendship is starting to be undesirable for you .

1. No reciprocity: they receive and you give

If at any time you notice that the balance between giving and receiving is noticeably tilted, being you the one who contributes and your friend who rarely reaches out, you should rethink the situation . If after putting on the table the lack of balance in your relationship with your friend, he is not willing to change, you can start thinking about jumping ship.

These types of friends who always demand your attention but rarely give it to you when you need it are known as emotional vampires . We talk more about them in this article:

2. They don’t support you because of who you are

Friendly jokes between colleagues are not uncommon, and most tend to take them well. But when criticism and making you feel bad are part of your day-to-day conversations, the relationship will no longer be positive for you .

Toxic friendships can make you suffer. Undermining you can be a mechanism your friend uses to elevate their status above yours. This is usually more painful when it happens in public. It’s important to remind your friend that you want to be treated with respect, and if they are someone you want to keep in touch with, give them time to reflect and change.

3. You cannot trust him with your intimacies

A couple or three of true friendships can be the foundation for a healthy life. The circle of friends of this type is usually very small, a select few who have shown over the years that you can trust them blindly. We tend to have a good number of superficial relationships in which we share more trivial thoughts, experiences and opinions, but those few to whom we entrust our secrets must be truly faithful, in addition to knowing how to trust you with their secrets as well.

Taking into account that human beings are imperfect and can make mistakes, we should start to be suspicious when a friend is not careful on more than one occasion . In this situation, you must be honest with him, show him your disappointment and, if he intervenes, end the relationship or let time pass.

4. They bring out the worst version of you

When you suffer an emotional breakdown or a bad time, you may notice that your best friend is not able to be by your side to accompany you during this trance . Perhaps they prefer that you continue drinking, advise you to meet other people, encourage you to end romantic relationships without trying to improve the situation or advise you that you should have cosmetic surgery to improve your self-esteem . If this is your case, try to promote new and healthier relationships, as you stop spending so much time with your old friend.

5. They tend to disappoint you

When a friend leaves you frequently to meet others, it is annoying, but many of us accept it as something that does not matter as much. If he cancels an outing to a big concert that you were also going to because he has decided to prioritize a date at the cinema with a possible date, we are also usually understanding. If you lend them money to buy a game console and they don’t pay you back, you should stop lending them money and think about this relationship. If these situations occur regularly in the relationship, you will end up tired of their attitude . Experience tells us that this type of friendship is difficult to reconduct.

6. They do not respect your partner, family or children

It is not an easy task to assess how important our relationships are in keeping all the others alive. We trust friends to help us or share moments and experiences. We appreciate the people with whom we share opinions, to the point that they agree with us when we tell them that our partner is irrational or mean.

Sometimes, the friend can exceed certain limits, and that can make us feel bad if he criticizes or despises someone we love . Friendships that call into question your romantic relationship can be difficult for you to break up, especially in moments of special vulnerability. If this happens you should clarify that it makes you feel uncomfortable. If it is the case that the friend sustains these criticisms because of their own insecurities or jealousy, it is necessary to prioritize your romantic relationship and the social relationships that support your decision.

7. The friend wants to have a romantic relationship with you but you don’t

Many people try to be platonic with former partners or friends they would like to date. This rarely happens in an agreed or consensual way, and many times the story ends badly and with negative consequences. But it is a problem that can be prevented if we impose common sense .

When we are honest with ourselves, we can see when a friend wants more than just friendship . When sexual attraction surfaces, it is often impossible to ignore this fact and it is necessary to end the relationship unless you feel the same way. The best advice is to keep your former lovers in the past, unless you really feel like you should be with that person.

Concluding …

In summary, we must value friendships not for their quantity but for their quality: trustworthy friendships who are by your side both in good times and in bad must be taken care of as an essential part of a healthy and happy life.

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Having A ‘Talking Stage’ Proves Why Millennials Just Suck At Dating

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Because who actually “commits” in 2023?

As a millennial who is currently in college, I’ve noticed that dating isn’t how it used to be, like back in 1995. We are the generation that can’t live without our phones, are tech-savvy, and sadly, the ones who suck at dating.

This is not another bitter article because I “don’t have a man,” or I’m “jealous of what people have.” In fact, I am actually in a good place and I am speaking on behalf of what I’ve seen. I’m tired of my friends coming up to me crying because their “man-who-isn’t-really-their-man” isn’t acting right.

I’ve seen more friends with benefits and flings than relationships.

Maybe I’m different, but I can’t imagine just being around someone only to have sex. After a while, that gets extremely boring and if you have nothing else to offer, you just get “ghosted” instead of telling that person how you really feel.

See, in my opinion, that’s the problem with this generation. Sex is considered meaningless now and it is basically easy to get. With all of these dating apps swirling around, it’s almost impossible to avoid it. People would rather have meaningless sex than get to know a person and commit. It’s like every time the word “commitment” or “relationship” is brought up, that person runs away. But they’re so comfortable to have sex.

What really irritates me is that after two weeks, a lot of guys, in particular, get mad when a girl asks him to get rid of his “hoes” or “other girls he’s talking to,” but still expect a girl to drop their pants after talking to them for two hours.

That’s another thing too. Let’s talk about the “talking stage.”

So basically, by INFORMAL definition, the “talking stage” is basically when two people just TALK before dating. Did you make a face yet? Because that exists now.

But seriously, talking about WHAT honestly? Don’t you do that when you’re, I don’t know, DATING? And even during the talking stage, people still have sex, which makes no sense to me. You guys aren’t dating but you’re not dealing with anyone else. In fact, they’ll get mad when you’re hooking up with someone else. And when you start to catch feelings, it ends with “Oh, I’m not ready for a relationship right now.”

So what exactly are we doing then?

Wasting my time?

Imagine filling out a relationship status on a ballot or something and the options are “single,” “married,” “widowed,” or “we’re talking.” And no, that’s not what “it’s complicated” is for.

It’s sad because I feel as if this generation forgot how to love again. There are many people who are currently in relationships who are lucky. But for the rest of this generation, people would rather bang it out then talk it out. And people would rather “talk” than “date.” I mean, what’s wrong with both? If you’re happy with what you are doing, then do whatever you want girl! If you are in this situation and you’re unhappy, then what exactly do you want?

Attention is nice, but after a while, if that person isn’t really fulfilling your needs, what’s the point of being with them then?

 

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Love Island SPOILER: The singletons couple up as Maya Jama welcomes them to the villa

Love Island kicks off for a new series of Monday nights, with the new singletons coupling up into the first five pairs.

Fans will see the ten singletons move into the luxury villa in South Africa, with the boys seen arriving first.

New host Maya Jama gets stuck in, questioning the five hunks on their love lives, before telling them the girls will soon be making their entrance to pick which boy they want to couple up with.

 

Here we go! Love Island kicks off for a new series of Monday nights, with the new singletons coupling up into the first five pairs

Shaq and Haris arrive together, before welcoming Will, then Ron, then Kai to their sun-drenched new home.

Maya invites the boys to gather at the fire pit and quizzes them on what they’re looking for.

 

 

New host: Fans will see the ten singletons move into the luxury villa in South Africa, with the boys seen arriving first before new host Maya Jama makes her entrance

 

New host: Fans will see the ten singletons move into the luxury villa in South Africa, with the boys seen arriving first before new host Maya Jama makes her entrance

Maya asks: ‘Is everyone excited, be honest, how many press ups did we do this morning?’ Shaq answers: ‘I’d say at least 75.’

Maya asks: ‘Shaq, have you got a type?’ He says: ‘Not specifically, I go for more personality and vibes but she’s definitely got to be funny, funny is top of my list, I love it.’

Kai adds: ‘I am looking for a wifey,’ while Haris reveals: ‘I’ve never been in a relationship’

 

 

First arrivals: Shaq and Haris arrive together, before welcoming Will, then Ron, then Kai to their sun-drenched new home

 

First arrivals: Shaq and Haris arrive together, before welcoming Will, then Ron, then Kai to their sun-drenched new home

Ron says: ‘For me it’s all about if they are nice girl.’

Meanwhile farmer Will tells Maya: ‘I wanna settle down, I think it’s time to bring a girl back, introduce them to the animals.’

Maya then declares: ‘I think I’ve found out enough, are you lot ready to meet some girls?’

 

 

Inviting the boys to stand before her by the pool Maya then says: ‘Well boys, it is time to couple up, the girls will come in one by one and I’ll ask you to step forward if you fancy them.’

Grand entrance: As they're getting to know each other, Love Island's new host Maya Jama makes her entrance after an epic arrival by helicopter

 

Grand entrance: As they’re getting to know each other, Love Island’s new host Maya Jama makes her entrance after an epic arrival by helicopter

Getting the gossip: Maya invites the boys to gather at the fire pit and quizzes them on what they're looking for

 

Getting the gossip: Maya invites the boys to gather at the fire pit and quizzes them on what they’re looking for

Getting stuck in: Maya asks: 'Is everyone excited, be honest, how many press ups did we do this morning?'

 

Getting stuck in: Maya asks: ‘Is everyone excited, be honest, how many press ups did we do this morning?’

 

 

The big moment: Inviting the boys to stand before her by the pool Maya then says: 'Well boys, it is time to couple up

 

The big moment: Inviting the boys to stand before her by the pool Maya then says: ‘Well boys, it is time to couple up

‘Each girl will then decide which boy she wants to couple up with. It’s that simple. So who’s ready to meet our first girl?’

One by one Tanya, Anna-May, Lana, Olivia and Tanyel make their entrance into the Villa.

As the first coupling of the series gets underway, it’s time to see which boys the girls pick and whether they will step on each other’s toes to couple up with the boy they fancy the most.

Here come the girls: One by one Tanya, Anna-May, Lana, Olivia and Tanyel make their entrance into the Villa

 

As the first coupling of the series gets underway, it's time to see which boys the girls pick

 

Here come the girls: One by one Tanya, Anna-May, Lana, Olivia and Tanyel make their entrance into the Villa

Ready for love: 'Each girl will then decide which boy she wants to couple up with' Maya tells the ten new singletons

 

Ready for love: ‘Each girl will then decide which boy she wants to couple up with’ Maya tells the ten new singletons

Making an impression: The girls are dressed in their most sizzling bikinis for their first meeting with the boys

 

Making an impression: The girls are dressed in their most sizzling bikinis for their first meeting with the boys

It's getting hot out here: Lana and Tanya are seen deciding on which boy to pick

 

It's getting hot out here: Lana and Tanya are seen deciding on which boy to pick

 

It’s getting hot out here: Lana and Tanya are seen deciding on which boy to pick

 

 

Gorgeous: Michelle Keegan body double Olivia looks stunning in a hot pink bikini

 

Gorgeous: Michelle Keegan body double Olivia looks stunning in a hot pink bikini

Once the couples are formed, Maya says: ‘We now have five lovely couples but will you stay together or will your heads be turned?’

As Maya makes her exit from the Villa, she says: ‘Don’t forget finding your perfect match is never that simple, trust me I know.’

 

 

As night falls and the Islanders get to know each other a little better, it’s not long before news that the public have been voting for the first bombshell reaches the freshly formed couples.

On the lookout for love: The boys are tasked with stepping forward if they fancy a girl

 

As the first coupling of the series gets underway, it's time to see which boys the girls pick and whether they will step on each other's toes

 

On the lookout for love: The boys are tasked with stepping forward if they fancy a girl

Sun's out guns out: The boys strip down to shorts for their big moment in the first recoupling of the new series

 

Sun’s out guns out: The boys strip down to shorts for their big moment in the first recoupling of the new series

Take your pick: With five hunky singletons to choose from, the girls are spoilt for choice

 

Take your pick: With five hunky singletons to choose from, the girls are spoilt for choice

 

Take your pick: With five hunky singletons to choose from, the girls are spoilt for choice

 

 

Home sweet home: The Islanders will be calling this sprawling villa in South Africa home

 

Home sweet home: The Islanders will be calling this sprawling villa in South Africa home

 

LOVE ISLAND 2023: MEET THE CONTESTANTS

 

Tanya Manhenga

Name: Tanya Manhenga

 

 

Age: 22

Location: Liverpool

Occupation: Student and model

Something not many people know about her: ‘I have Vitiligo, which is a skin pigmentation, you may not even notice it.’

 

 

‘It’s on my lip and I have a stripe on my hair. Not many people know that but I think it’s quite cute.’

‘I don’t care about covering it up all the time, I think it’s a vibe.’

 

Lana Jenkins

Name: Lana Jenkins

 

 

Age: 25

Location: Luton

Occupation: Makeup artist

Something not many people know about her: ‘In my work as a makeup artist I’ve worked with lots of celebrities.

 

 

‘Also, when I was 6-years-old I used to live in Spain and I was in an episode of Benidorm as an extra.’

Anna-May Robey

 

Anna-May Robey

Name: Anna-May Robey

Age: 20

Location: Swansea

Occupation: Payroll assistant

Something not many people know about her: ‘I went on a date once and I never saw him again.’

‘We went for food and shared a bottle of wine. As I was speaking to him he fell asleep!’

‘I had to clink his wine glass to wake him up.’

Tanyel Revan

 

Tanyel Revan

Name: Tanyel Revan

Age: 26

 Location: North London

Occupation: Hair stylist

Something not many people know about her: ‘My celebrity crush is Channing Tatum – I don’t like pretty boys, they give me the ‘ick’ because they always have a crap personality.’

‘Channing Tatum is handsome but not too pretty. He’s manly and he can dance.’

‘If a man can dance I’m in love with him straight away.’

Olivia Hawkins

 

Olivia Hawkins

Name: Olivia Hawkins

Age: 27

 Location: Brighton

Occupation: Ring girl and actress

Something not many people know about her: ‘I did a film with Jason Statham and had a nice 10-minute convo about life.’

‘I’ve been a ring girl for KSI, I played a waitress in James Bond with Daniel Craig and I’ve also been a body double for Michelle Keegan and Emma Watson.’

 

Kai Fagan

 Name: Kai Fagan

Age: 24

Location: Manchester

Occupation: Science and PE teacher

Something not many people know about him: ‘I’m a Jamaican citizen. Because of that I played rugby 7s for Jamaica.’

‘I play semi-professional rugby now for Burnage RFC.’

‘I’ve technically got three different degrees and went to three different unis.’

Ron Hall

 

Ron Hall

 Name: Ron Hall

Age: 25

Location: Essex

Occupation: Financial advisor

Something not many people know about him: ‘On meeting me, you’d never know I am blind in one eye.’

‘It was the result of a football injury when I was 8. I’ve got two different coloured eyes, one blue and one green.’

Will Young

 

Will Young

 Name: Will Young

Age: 23

Location: Buckinghamshire

Occupation: Farmer

Something not many people know about him: ‘Every night I light a candle and meditate for 20-25 minutes.’

‘A girl I was seeing told me to meditate, I tried it and loved it. I stopped seeing her and carried on meditating!

‘It’s a nice way to self reflect.’

Shaq Muhammad

 

Shaq Muhammad

Name: Shaq Muhammad

Age: 24

 Location: London

Occupation: Airport security officer

Something not many people know about her: ‘I’m a very emotional person. It can be a blessing and a curse.’

‘Every time I watch Dear John I cry.

That’s my favourite film. Any time I’m with someone and they say, ‘Let’s watch a romantic film’, I’m like, ‘How about Dear John, how does that sound?’

Haris Namani

 

Haris Namani

Name: Haris Namani

Age: 21

 Location: Doncaster

Occupation: TV salesman

Something not many people know about her: ‘I’ve never found love. I think this is the show that can help me.’

‘It’s the best opportunity for me to find the girl and find the right one. I’ve obviously not found the right one myself.’

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