As a good friend constantly reminds me, fair is where they sell cotton candy and corn dogs.
The effect is a bit like being at a party with a friend who, constantly checking her smartphone, is convinced there's a more exciting party elsewhere.
If you have a friend that constantly comes to you with gossip about other people then you can almost guarantee that they are also gossiping about you.
Whether it's a run in with an aggressive driver on the road or a friend who constantly appears to be upset about a situation at home, never get annoyed or dismissive with someone because you can't empathize.
Is your friend constantly complaining about how she can't find a man while simultaneously gazing longingly at feral cats who "just need a home and a momma to love them"?
If your friend constantly wants to discuss Biblical fallacies, or "Can God make a mountain God can't move?" types of questions, don't engage in debate.
Or does your friend constantly need your approval and/or advice about romantic connections?
Victor said that due to his "inability" to keep a girlfriend his friends constantly ragged on him for "choosing" the single life over commitment.
But if this is a friend who is constantly in debt and always a few dollars short whenever you go out, you may want to think twice about lending to him or her.
My sleep cycle was fucked and I conducted my life in a mist of excuses – friends constantly heard that I was "exhausted" or that a family member had become ill.
