Nick PerryFounder and CEO of 7 Figure Cartel

You Have 3 Types of Friends and Most People Waste Time on the Wrong Two

1 Sept 2026 · 0 min

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In this concise YouTube monologue, Nick Perry outlines three distinct categories of friends: (1) "party friends" who are enjoyable for short‑term, celebratory moments but disappear when life gets serious; (2) "seasonal friends" who are tied to specific life chapters such as work, school, or the gym and tend to fade once that chapter ends; and (3) the rare "OG" or ride‑or‑die friends who challenge you, uplift you, and remain loyal through messy times. Perry argues that most people waste time and emotional energy on the first two types, while the true value lies in finding and protecting the third, enduring type of friendship.

You have 3 types of friends. First, the party friends. They're fun on Friday nights but gone the second life gets heavy. Second, seasonal friends. Work buddies, school buddies, gym buddies. They're tied to a chapter, and when that chapter closes, so do they. And third, the rarest ones. The OGs. Ride or die. They call you out, they hype you up, and they stay when it's messy. Most people waste time chasing the first 2, but if you find the third, protect them at all costs.