Enemies Through Friendship

Friendships are remarkably strong, they are stronger than you can ever think or imagine.
The moment you become very close to someone, their mannerism kinda rubs off on you. It's so subtle but with time you begin to see the signs.

Speaking about mannerism, I was so close to someone to a point that our handwriting began to look alike, and for some weird reason we started talking alike and also looked alike. I don’t know the science behind this, but this isn’t only peculiar to friends it also happens to couples who have been married for a long time.

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We subconsciously pick these things from our friends and sometimes it takes deep reflection for you to realize how far you’ve gone.

When it comes to friendship, you are not only inheriting their mannerism or sharing in their happiness, sadness, defeat, but sometimes their enemies too. Before you brush this off, I’ll explain.

A lot of times, we don’t intentionally pick or inherit people’s enemies, rather, these enemies of theirs pick us. Once they know you are close to this person, they automatically include you in their fight, you can call this fight by association. They treat you as an enemy, despite not committing any crime, tough right? I know.

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When these enemies of your friends begin to treat you in a hostile manner, on impulse you react and in no time, you and your friend are fighting the same person. Or you can step into the feud with your eyes wide open to prove your loyalty to your friend.

Whichever way you ended up inheriting your friend’s enemy, I’m here to let you know that it is wrong.
Yes, we care about our friends, yes, we want to prove our loyalty to our friends, but there are so many ways to prove that without inheriting their enemies.

Often times, we inherit our friends' enemies, and they make up with these enemies of theirs, and for some reason, you become the bad guy while they are busy catching up and making new memories.

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I always advise people to choose their battles, know when to fight, and know when to take a step back, because most of these fights aren’t worth you losing a beautiful relationship over, so be wise.

I’ve had experiences of inheriting my friends’ enemies in the past, and half the time, it didn’t go down well, and I couldn’t forgive myself.

Over to you guys, what’s your take on inheriting your friends’ enemies? I’d love to read your thoughts in the comment section.

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