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Beware of False Friends

Protect yourself from those who disguise their intention with kindness

By Rohitha LankaPublished 10 months ago 1 min read

Do not completely trust someone when they are nice to you.

You better throw some walls up because there is bad peeps out there.

Disguised as "friends"

Your compassion, kindness, your perfect world

are a route for scumbags

Making Your Best Effort to Breach Trust

Beware! Those evil people who get close

In real life these people already know what they're doing. They can see

You know that they need you in some way.

Do not fear the ugly, do not fear the rude

If you are going to build yourself a wall

Take time to see them long before dating someone and study their character

Even some people who have known one another for years…

Now it is nearly too late to see them for what they are

You will never know unless you experience it yourself. You can't understand if you don’t go through it yourself

Real friends and fraudsters are not to be the best.

Besides, True Friend heren, the longer you spend, the more "considerate" you will be

But "scammers, getting close to them only brings disaster

Be warned, be careful

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Rohitha Lanka

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  • Ann ☕️10 months ago

    Exactly! So true and relatable, Rohitha. I love your term here, "a route for scumbags". I've been stung by these scumbags. Thanks for writing this 💕

  • Very beneficial topic 👏

  • Aku Kapfo10 months ago

    So true. You can never be too safe these days. Well written! 💜

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