quotes for handling fake friends & letting them go

Friends can turn out to be who you least expect them to be. They can change in seconds after a bad argument or slowly build resentment over time.

Either way, fake friends only bring negative energy. It’s time to let them go once and for all, especially if you’re always having problems and doubts concerning them.

To deal with fake friends, shut down their digs, don’t overshare about your life and try to address the issue.

read more here: handling people with secret animosity towards you

Also, try using these quotes for inspiration when you want to let go of fake friends in your life.

“Everybody isn't your friend. Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn't mean they're for you. Just because they say they got got your back, doesn't mean they won't stab you in it. People pretend well. Jealousy sometimes doesn't live far. So know your circle. At the end of the day real situations expose fake people so pay attention.”

―Trent Shelton

“Eliminate those fake friends who seem real when you have something and disappear when you have nothing.”

― Rashida Rowe

“I’m not crying because of you; you’re not worth it. I’m crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.”

— Steve Maraboli

“One fake friend can do more harm than 10 enemies... Be smart choosing your friends.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”

― Oprah Winfrey

“As you become more present in your own life, you will begin to enlighten others by your example.”

― Germany Kent

“We will always meet rivals in everything we do, but the most dangerous are those we believe to be our friends.”

― Paulo Coelho

“False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.”

― Richard Burton

“And you don't have to care, so don't pretend. Nobody needs a best fake friend.”

― James Bay

“Betrayal is very sour. Moreso when the one you've been trusting turns out to be the one you should be fearing.”

― Mitta Xinindlu

“If you're gonna be two-faced at least make one of them pretty.”

― Marilyn Monroe

“An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

— Buddha

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