If some friends are worth keeping, then obviously, there are those that are not. How can you tell if it’s okay to let go of a friend? I tried to answer that as ‘lawfully-good’ as possible (sorry, nerd terms) and here’s what I came up with:

• You enjoy your friend’s company, but the happiness you feel is purely superficial. You both laugh at the same jokes and you have a lot of common interests – unfortunately, you also share that with millions of people around you. Just because you are always smiling and laughing whenever you’re with a specific friend doesn’t mean you need to treasure him/her. Now, if you can both laugh at really personal stuff like your crooked nose, your slow wit, or that embarrassing secret that you’ve kept hidden for the longest time, then that would be a different story.
• You play sports together, however, as soon as the game starts, its every man for himself – even if you’re on the same side. You both constantly try to outdo each other’s achievements and you both want to be the best at your sport. For non-sporty, estrogenic people, an equivalent scenario would be... hmm... well, bargain hunting. Yes, you always shop together, but as soon as you see the great discounts, it’s every woman (or man) for him/herself. Although it is good to challenge your friends into bringing out the best in them, the really good friends sometimes just let their friends win.
• Your friends are confident in showing their ‘flawed’ side to you thinking that true friends should know each other for who they really are. Unfortunately, in the process, they expect you to understand and accept them wholeheartedly without question. You shouldn’t be flattered when a friend tells you that he ‘doesn’t practice censorship around his true friends’ after making a rude comment against you. Obviously.
• Last but not the least, a friend keeps telling you that you are his or her closest friend and yet you don’t feel the same towards him or her. Its highly likely because you really aren’t good friends. It’s as simple as that.

I’m guessing that as you were reading the bullets above, you’ve probably thought that I was just stating the obvious. Well, to be honest, I was. Sometimes, we just can’t see what is in front of us until it hits us hard on our face.