Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

Friends want the best for each other.

22 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief segment of a YouTube video, the speaker argues that true friends should never pressure you to lower your personal standards, especially when alcohol and sex are involved. He asserts that genuine friends would intervene or block harmful situations rather than enable them, emphasizing that friends want the best for you. The speaker also reflects on the transient nature of many college friendships, suggesting that it’s realistic to expect that some friends will not remain part of your life ten years down the line.

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If you're really my friend, do you want me lowering my standards? If you're truly a friend, do you want me lowering my standards? Yes or no? No! Every friend in this room would block their friends when alcohol's involved with sex if they thought the person couldn't make a good decision. They would block it every time because they don't want friends in messed up situations. But when people are going, you got to get some, you got to get— this isn't a friend. That's somebody trying to pressure you. Friends don't play those games. They actually want the best for you. Now, can we have people in our lives we think are friends, especially in college, that— let's get real— in 10 years, you sort of hope this person isn't in your life? Is this possible, yes or no? Yes. And they're not gonna be, probably.