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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (49103)	6/4/2002 10:42:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 82486

I know people who are perpetual takers- there are a lot more of them out there than perpetual givers, but they don't make very good friends. It is very hard to get real equality in a friendship- and someone obsessed with that wouldn't make a good friend (imo), and I don't think there is ever strict equality in the giving and getting- but it is nice to know there is a sort of give and take. I think if you never worry about the giving and getting the friendship is a healthy one. If you constantly wonder why you are doing something for someone, or feel even a little resentful, it isn't healthy- but that's just me. Many people choose to go through life resentful- but that doesn't seem a very good choice for me (personally), although I certainly wouldn't ever stop anyone else from making that choice.