“Friends are as friends do,” as the old saying goes. We all need friends, most people would agree. Friends help define our identity and shape our personality. Good friends look after us, support our efforts, and they tell us what’s what without hurting our feelings. And most of us, unless we have a psychological disorder, want to be liked – not just by our friends, but by people in general. That, after all, is how we make friends! Few are the prickly, nasty people in the world who have any…
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