Friendship is overrated

There is a certain code of conduct that I expect from people. I know what they say, if there are no expectations there will be no disappointments. But they also say no man is an island. Everyone needs, or has to have friends (I disagree with the latter but we will assume for present purposes that no man is an island). When it comes to people who you wish to call friends, that’s just the way it is for me. There has to be a certain code of conduct. If you fall below that code, then I cannot consider you my friend. Of course, things can change. But it will take a heck of a lot to change my mind once you have disappointed me.

This is why I have very few friends. I am not complaining. People say I have unrealistic expectations of people. For me, it is very simple. I expect to be treated the same way I would treat another person. The moment you do not do that, you are not my friend. I don’t think this is too much to ask. I’m not asking you to walk on fire or run a marathon to prove your friendship. I’m asking for the barest minimum – trust, loyalty, love. If that is too much to ask, so be it. I’d rather be an island.