There is a big difference between general acquaintances, of which we all have 100s if not 1000s, and true friends. Then there are all sorts of various levels of friends as well. Still, we never know which acquaintances will become our friends and which ones won't. This means that if we really want to insure that those potential true friends and these friendships reach their full-potential, we must start out each conversation and encounter with every acquaintance with sincerity.
This does not mean we need to reveal a lot of facts about ourselves, but it means we need to approach the dialogues with integrity and realism. All too often people put on huge fronts, and storylines that are simply falsehoods and as folks drift closer together these fake stories are unsustainable. This is something that happens a lot in dating, when each party puts forth an image, generally more favorable than is actually the case.
Perhaps, it is their need to be respected and liked by the other party, but unfortunately it leads them further and further from the truth. Eventually, the day of reckoning will be more painful than the thought of never seeing the person again. In this case both parties lose, haven fallen for a pipe dream fantasy and a serious of half-truths and lies. The best policy to prevent this is one I recommend to those who are in search of new friends; honesty is the best policy, so always choose your friends wisely and reciprocate with sincerity or walk away. Please consider all this.
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