Okay recently I met this guy who often speaks of the value of a friendship and how one can dominate a friendship. He is always trying to see what value he has to people and what things can get people to come back to you. Today, he told me that the first time we met he had the assertive edge. All we had done is gone to a park and chilled for a bit. When we first met, I never thought of domination of any kind. All I wanted to do was hang out and talk. When you meet someone or when you talk with friends, do you ever think of what value you possess that keeps people to remain in contact with you or the domination you might have in a friendship?
My social circumstances are something that I analyze and try to understand. I think it's natural. You can put it in whatever terms you want; dominance, assets, or any other system of evaluation. But a) don't talk about, because that's considered weird and b) if you treat people exclusively like a resource and/or only attempt domination at all times, you're kinda like the most dickish dick amongst the CEOs of all the "too big to fail" banks.
Seriously though, you should have resources to offer if you want healthy friendships. That's just the way the world works. Oh, and I don't recommend prioritizing monetary or material resources, whether to find your friends, or to offer up in friendship.
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Here's am_Unition's Texas Two-Step Process (TM) for Lasting Friendships:
1) Make sure your friends are having a good time
2) Have a good time