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Black_tea
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16 Apr 2010, 3:01 pm

In my opinion, pity friendships are wrong on so many levels. I mean, if you like someone and think he or she is a nice person and feel bad that others bully him or her, then it's nice to become their friend. But if the only emotion you have towards someone is pity, I think it's more trouble than it's worth. Friendships should be give and take. If you're constantly doing the giving...well, that's what therapists are for.



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23 Apr 2010, 12:10 am

To appease my parents who wanted me to befriend people out of thier own pitty.



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23 Apr 2010, 1:51 pm

PunkyKat wrote:
To appease my parents who wanted me to befriend people out of thier own pitty.


I done that a few times too. It's not fun.

Particularly when the other person tends to be braindead.