“True friends face problems together,” say Marc and Angel (“15 Things True Friends Do Differently” 2). A true friend doesn't fix what's wrong, he sees the pain behind the smile and helps his friend overcome challenges. Friendships are "give and take" relationships, one friend should not always give something for the other to take; the same that both friends should simply not take from the relationship. Both friends must give and receive for their friendship to be strong and long-lasting. Like the story of Clay and Santana; Santana was the smartest student in class, so Clay took advantage of that. He became friends with Santana, and pretended to be a really great friend, just so he could copy her homework, so as soon as Santana walked away they never spoke to each other or hung out together again. Santana always gave in to the friendship while Clay simply took what he wanted from it. “It's been said many times, but it's true: Great communication is the cornerstone of a great relationship,” say Marc and Angel (“15 Things Real Friends Do Differently” 3). If friends do not have effective communication, emotions can remain bottled up and they will lash out at each other and lose a friend. All friendships must have effective communication to understand each other and make their friendship stronger. A false friend will not try to solve problems, if their feelings are hurt, they repress it and never discuss it and simply hold a grudge against their friend. People need to think about what their friends do for them and what they don't do for them, so they can distinguish real friends from fake ones.