7 Things Only Fake Friends Do
Channel: LoSTcar
Date: 2023-06-29

Are you wondering if you have a fake friend? Fake friends are people who act like they’re your friend when really, they’re anything but. They only care about you for superficial reasons and are never there for you when you need them the most. Do you want to make sure that the friendships you have now are for the right reasons? Well, here are 7 things that only a fake friend would do!

Also, if you want to learn more about fake friends, we made a video to help you identify the signs someone is a fake friend: #fakefriends #psych2go  #friendships 

Writer: Chloe Avenasa 
Script Editor: Morgan Franz 
Script Manager: Kelly Soong 
VO: Airahtea
Animator: Hinata Honda
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong 

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