Am I a Bad Friend?

Thank goodness for the WhatsApp chat search function

The global pandemic has changed many factors of our lives, but has it changed what makes a bad friend too? Are bad friends acceptable now due to the current circumstances? What makes a bad friend? Here is my 2021 take…

Usually, a bad friend is someone who you are particularly close with that does not text you as often anymore, or forgets important dates such as birthdays, or even does not show up when invited. There are many traits that make a bad friend and it is essentially your opinion. However, times have changed along with lifestyle choices and personal standards that people set for themselves as well as others.

I am not particularly the most sociable person myself, but I am a good friend in the sense that I remember birthdays, I keep in touch with my inner circle, etc. But since the pandemic, I find myself relying on that nifty chat search function on WhatsApp. I have become “forgetful” to the point that I only keep in touch with a select few friends, and I often find myself in situations where I know that someone’s birthday is coming up but I cannot pinpoint the exact date. This is when I find myself going to the chat search function to type in “Happy Birthday” in order to locate the date of my friends’ birthdays. Am I awful? It was just so much easier to remember important details when I was physically seeing my friends every week or so. Another thing that might make me a bad friend — I hardly show up to things lately. Always invited but never really want to attend and 99.9% of the time choose to stay at home. But is it my fault? The rate of infection has got me a permanent quarantine mentality. I do not want to be around too many people, especially if I know that they are people who do not take social distancing seriously.

Our change in behaviour does not make us bad friends. We may find ourselves giving less importance to relationships that once meant much more to us and that can be either a good or bad thing. For example, many of us now know who our true friends are, and some of us may have regrets of not keeping in touch with others now that they are no longer part of our lives. Be mindful of other people’s choices to stay safe, and remember to keep yourself safe too. But do not dismiss your humanity as a result of the pandemic’s hold on us. Unlike true friendships, the pandemic will not be forever.

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