How do I know if a friendship is worth investing time and energy into?

Rabia teaches us that true friendship isn't about keeping score or measuring returns. It's about showing up because you genuinely want to, not because you expect something back. Ask yourself: Does this person see me? Do I feel more myself around them, or more guarded? A friendship worth investing in doesn't demand you shrink. It's the one where you can sit in silence without awkwardness, where they remember what matters to you without being reminded, where the friendship grows naturally—not because you're performing or proving your worth. Sometimes the deepest friendships are quiet. They're the ones that don't need constant validation or grand gestures. They just... are. If you're asking this question about someone, that's your intuition already working. Trust it. Spend time with people who make you feel like coming home, not like you're auditioning for a role. The friends who are family are the ones you choose not because of obligation, but because being with them feels like the most honest thing you can do.