Hey guys, I had a few questions about friends and screening and finding the right one. I grew up as a typical nice guy and an introvert who would always have just one friend at a time and the friend would always be a manipulative guy and I would end up being his bitch. In grade school, I had this one friend who would tell me what to do and I would just do it. Then I switched schools for middle school and I had a different friend who would also tell me what to do threaten me. Lastly, in high school and college I have a mentor/friend who is once again just telling me what to do and I would go along with it. This friend would make me call him a king or messiah and other weird messed up stuff and all these guys had the interesting trait of being really nice and friendly at times and then overbearing friends who tell me what to do and when I try to get out of the relationship they are super friendly and nice and I fall back in the cycle and I waS and still am best friends with these people. Recently, I was pressured by the latest one to do something I regret and I'm not blaming him because it was my foolish decision and it's my responsibility but I want to try to change. I just want some clarity on why I attract these type of people in my life who act and claim to be mentors and what are healthy male friendships and how do I make them? Thank you