People’s lives are short, and it’s most important to satisfy yourself, not to please others.

We all know how difficult it is to live as our true selves and follow our own wishes.

In life, we need friends, but some people will never be your friends no matter how hard you try.

No matter how much you try to please them or how kind you are to them, you can’t win their sincerity.

You may treat someone as a good friend, but they don’t care about you at all. I think anyone would find this hard to accept.

After reaching adulthood, everyone has their own family and can’t spend all day with friends. At this point, the most common way to keep in touch is through the internet.

If a friend meets these conditions, there’s no need to keep in touch. It’s better to end the friendship early and not ruin your own mood.

People Who Don’t Initiate Contact

Reciprocity is normal in friendship. Some so-called friends never initiate contact or show concern for you.

It seems like they’ve disappeared from your circle and live their own lives. They never reach out to you, whether it’s your birthday or a holiday, and they never send a greeting or blessing.

But you often see them active in others’ circles or social groups.

When someone never initiates contact with you, it means they don’t care about you. There’s no need to make excuses for them being busy. Anyone who cares about you will worry and reach out, which is normal.

If someone doesn’t want to do this, it means they’ve excluded you from their circle, and you don’t need to cling to this friendship.

It’s pointless to keep prying into their lives. They don’t care about you.

Casually Responding to Messages

You may have many friends around you, but very few can truly be called friends with whom you can chat anytime. When you willingly think of and reach out to someone, it means you consider them a good friend.

But some people always respond to your messages in a perfunctory way. They seem eager to end the conversation quickly because it’s a waste of time or uninteresting for them. If someone only responds briefly to your long messages, they don’t care about you.

You don’t need to constantly chat with them and share your life experiences because they don’t want to share your life. Don’t waste your time on such people; they don’t consider you a friend.

Delaying Responses

We often say that if someone isn’t constantly looking at their phone, they won’t respond to your messages promptly.

But nowadays, with the internet and smartphones being essential, everyone checks their phones in their spare time.

So if someone always takes a long time to reply to you, it means they don’t want to or don’t care about you, or they saw your message and didn’t want to reply. Sometimes they may reply out of obligation, but other times they may ignore you. You can tell if someone loves you from how they reply to your messages.

There’s no need to make excuses for them; they really don’t like you. There’s no need to keep making excuses for them.

When someone delays responding to your messages, it’s a sign that you should clean out your circle. Get rid of those who don’t want to be your friend and give yourself time and space to welcome new friends as you continue to find companions on your life’s journey.

We all say that life is like a journey, with people coming and going.

Making friends is like a door: some people step in first and leave, while others come in and decide to stay. Such people can become lifelong friends. It’s very rare, so cherish them and don’t miss out.