Wrong

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May 10, 2011

Imagine a person with some sort of cliche and obvious character flaws. Ridiculously annoying, douchebag, a moron. All of the above, whatever. You get the vague picture. Now take one of your good friends and assume that the two of them hang out all the time. I am sure people have been in this situation before. And the douche, right? He isn't annoying just to you, this isn't some sort of bias personal opinion. A lot of people don't like him, so you know it's not just you being anal.

 

Now the question is, what does that mean? Should you judge your friend for that? Does that mean that by extension your friend isn't all that great either? Is this a sign of some character flaws in your friend that you don't normally see? I run into this all the time, and it annoys me. I pick my friends carefully, but they don't. I don't know what to think of it.

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    I think a person being friends with someone who obviously is a tool can mean a lot of different things about their personality. I think the type of character flaws the douche possesses would be more telling of the type of person the friend is. Is the douche incredibly cocky? Maybe the friend lack self confidence and the fact that this confident person likes them makes them feel better about themselves. Is the douche rude? Maybe your friend is quiet and revels in the fact that this person tells people exactly what they think. Is the douche a mooch? Maybe your friend's just a pushover and lets people walk all over them. The qualities we pick in our friends directly correlate to the things we want in our lives. I'm not friends with people who are rude because I want a low key life with no fights or insanity, but other people thrive on that sort of thing. Character flaws in our friends can remind us of who we don't want to be as well, so that could always be a reason. I'm just the sort of person who would assume that a friend being friends with a jerk is because they're either nice or lacking something, not because they're also an asshole.
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    May 19, 2011

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      Heywood Jablome

      Question: does he secretly have a really big dong?
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      May 19, 2011

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        Maybe they are saying the same thing about you...

        Maybe its actually you who is the douche but you're too dumb to realize it...

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        May 20, 2011