friends are like shoes

friends are like shoes...

...when you go to a shoe store, you're excited and energetic, you're convinced you're going to find the pair that's perfect for you...on the first day of camp/school you set off determined to find the girl who will become your best friend for life...

...indeed when you walk in, the vast majority of shoes is astounding, surely you'll find something here...you look around the classroom/bunkhouse to see all different kinds of girls, and one of them is perfect best-friend-material...

...you walk up and down the rows, rejecting one shoe after the other. and why not? this shoe has to be the most comfortable. after all, you're going to be walking around in it...you don't want to be friends with half the girls there, they're too skinny/fat, tall/short/, ugly/pretty, nerdy/intimidating...

...you're halfway through the store and just feeling a little bit desperate. is there no pair that you'll like?...it's the end of the first day, maybe the first week, and you still haven't made a best friend...

...in desperation, you grab a pair and examine it. it's pretty, it's funky, not too expensive, perfect! you try it on , and ignore the slightly pinching feeling in the toes, who cares, you got a really cool pair of shoes!...you befriend someone who is cool and pretty and popular, never mind the face that she's a little nasty...

...two weeks later your toes are really hurting you, and you're wishing you'd never bought the shoes...you start to realize that your "friend" is obnoxious, rude, and is only using you. and now you're stuck in a messed up relationship...

....after countless blisters you finally pull off the shoes and dump them in the trash-and immediately you feel much better...you stand up for yourself and tell this girl that you refuse to be friends with someone who won't treat you the way you deserve...

...you find another pair of shoes, less flashy, maybe not as chic, but when you wear them, you're floating on air...you find another friend, she may not be as cool, but you click right away, and you're comfortable with her as if you've known each other for ages...

yes, friends are like shoes..maybe that's why women have so many of them!