Are Friends Like Good Shoes?

That is not precisely the hypothesis of Julie Neidlinger's post, but I like it anyway.

Friends are Like Good Shoes:

• You can never have too many.
• You still need the shoes you wear only occasionally.
• It takes a while to be really comfortable in any shoe.
• Some shoes look promising but turn out to be a disappointment. Returning them or trading them in is the only solution, even if it means going without for a while.
• There are shoes that are so reliable, so comfortable or so valuable, you keep them forever.
• Some people only need a few.

How Friends are Not Like Good Shoes:

• Sometimes the pretty ones that pinch turn out to be the ones you keep forever.
• The really good ones are not worse for the wear. Ever
• Time only improves friendships.
• Ugly friends still warrant our affection. Ugly shoes, never.
• Good shoes keep your feet dry. Not even your best friend can accomplish this.