"It seems you can't hear me, when I open my mouth you never listen"

Do you think we are drawn the same type of people?

I have always been friends with people who see my friendship as convenient. I have always been the friend that people call when they: need advice, need a ride, need money, need to be bailed out, need a shoulder to cry on. You see my point, they call when they NEED something. But when it comes time for me to need something.... Nada, nothing, zip.

Am I just use to being treated this way that when I'm in a new place in my life, I am drawn to the same type of friend? Deep down, I like being the person that someone can count on and trust but it would be nice to have someone like that in my life as well.

I can't tell you how many times I have wanted to talk to someone about what's going on in my life and when I finally work up the nerve to say something, they make it about themselves, they fall asleep, they aren't interested, or they find something better to do? What is that about.

I am getting tired of being every one's "convenient" friend. I used to shrug it off and accept it for what it was, after all I am use to it, but recently shrugging it off hasn't been so easy...