Exactly right, but thankfully we have inner truth registers and we simply have to learn to listen to their warnings.
Some call this a "gut feeling" and when someone is over anxious to form a bond and we get that feeling, then it's time to immediately bale out.
We have to value our friends and if they don't return our values, then they are not our friends.
I call those associates lol.

Silence is a big friend of mine and I like your answer as the tongue steers our "ships" and if the tongue is errant it can easily lead our ships onto the rocks.

Glad that you liked the quote and thank you also for taking time out to talk to me.

Oh, and thank you for the token.