A dear friend of mine once said to me, 'when we decide to give our friendship to someone, it's a gift because you are giving the best part of yourself to that person. And not everyone deserves your gift.'

I never looked at friendship that way before, but it really made sense to me. I was tired of my friendship not being appreciated, and taking energy away from those who had given me their gift of friendship. People will show you pretty quickly if they deserve your gift of friendship or not, and when they do, you won't have to waste your time trying to convince them. Save your gift of friendship for those who will treasure it forever.