Friendship

True friends will let you know what they really think about you. True friends don't just pat you on the back and say, "Keep on trucking," if they feel you are heading the wrong direction. True friends are willing to confront you with the truth, even if they know that it will sting. They will risk your rejection of them because they recognize that the truth is more important than you feeling good about yourself. True friends are harder to just "hang out with" because they are the type that help get you out of trouble, rather than getting into it with you. True friends don't compromise.