minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•1 month agoI just ask. Friends don’t mind, and it’s a good moment to tell them you appreciate them as a friend.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoThat’s the kind of question where almost everyone will give you the same answer. A friend will say you’re friends, because you are. Non-friends will say you’re friends; because either they want to take advantage, or don’t want to offend.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 month agoPeople tend to answer honestly in my experience. Those who lied and became friends after a while, that’s just a friend gained. As for taking advantage, I guess that depends on the person. I’m not particularly vulnerable, as I set the same standards for friends and strangers.
I just ask. Friends don’t mind, and it’s a good moment to tell them you appreciate them as a friend.
That’s the kind of question where almost everyone will give you the same answer.
A friend will say you’re friends, because you are.
Non-friends will say you’re friends; because either they want to take advantage, or don’t want to offend.
People tend to answer honestly in my experience. Those who lied and became friends after a while, that’s just a friend gained.
As for taking advantage, I guess that depends on the person. I’m not particularly vulnerable, as I set the same standards for friends and strangers.