Every now and again we meet someone we think could be our best friend, and for a while, it seems that way. Soon, though, you begin to recognize the toxic relationship you've gotten yourself into. You begin to see your new "friend" as what they really are, someone who doesn't deserve you and is only there for the various benefits you provide them. If you recognize any of these fake friend traits in any of your friends, then drop them immediately. They are not necessary for your life, they're only bringing you down, and without them, you will have more time with your real friends and you will see your own value as a person.

1. They ignore you.

Whenever you text them they don't reply, or when you call them they don't answer. The only time they have an interest in talking to you is when it's about them. Whatever you have to say isn't interesting. If you think something is funny, and want to share it with them, they don't think it's funny. You have a problem, but they don't care. The only conversations you have are about them and are initiated by them.

2. They take advantage of you.

You find yourself doing favors for them all the time, yet they can't be bothered to help you out. They forget that you lent them that $10, picked something up for them when they couldn't, brought them what they forgot, or that you're just super generous all the time to them. They don't care, in their eyes, all of that pretty much didn't happen. They will never return the favor, and they will be as generous as you.

3. They talk about you on social media.

Their social media will tell you exactly how they feel about your friendship. Any minor thing that happens to you, or anytime they've been kind of shitty, but they want to turn it around on you, they'll probably tweet about it, and probably on an anonymous account that they think you don't know about.

4. They act as if they're better than you in every way.

They constantly make you feel like an idiot for any minor mistake. They hold anything over your head that they might have accomplished, that they might have done for you, or they think is superior to you and your life. They thrive on the thought that they're smarter, more responsible, richer, happier, just better than you in any way possible.

5. They treat you like the "back-burner" friend.

The only time they will want to hang out with you is when they have nothing else to do. They'd rather be with anyone else, but you. They're only broke or too busy when you want to hang out. If they do happen to want to hang out, it's because they either want something, need attention, or are depending on you to pay for them and drive them everywhere. You are only friends when it's convenient for them. You are a backup friend, the friend left on the back-burner, forever in the background, forgotten about.