The Trick

There is a technique to friendship one should master. It's called the "Boomerang" technique. At some point or other, even our closest friends (and us) enter wierd stages which can bewilder even the most seasoned friendships.

This techinque is useful, and applicable in the event a friend inexplicably gets into a wierd "phase" of sorts, for example: books-before-bros, ho's before bro's, disappearing act, new job adjustments.

1. Throw: Throw advice and show concern for your friend. Watch out for your friend. He / she may adopt unexplained random behaviour that is not normal and may irritate the shit out of you for extended / short periods of time, but even crappy friends need some lovin'.

2. Wait: This is probably the hardest thing to do. At some point, the only realistic thing to do is to acknowledge you've tried your best, and leave it up to your friend to wake up and smell the roses. I've learnt sometimes it takes a fall to really learn something.

3. Return: Assuming you have waited it out, most friends do come to their senses. In all the times when I've had friends go random on me, almost always do people snap out of it. The key here is being able to give your friend support after he / she realises that they were abit of a doofsbag. We'd want that support too if we screwed up.