This is something I noticed awhile back and thought of it, again, last night.  In my experience it seems to be easier to make an enemy than a friend.  I will explain why I think this.

In my experience, friendships can be hard to maintain.  This includes romantic relationships.  They are extremely fragile.  A friendship can end over the slightest thing.  Then the former friend is an enemy.

Then there are those times you meet someone and you have a great conversation so you think you're going to be friends.  This doesn't happen because you never see or hear from them again.  You don't become enemies, you're just an isolated acquaintance.

An enemy, however, is easy to make.  All you have to do is start trouble with someone.  I don't suggest doing this.  Enemies can be made intentionally or unintentionally.  The animosity towards your enemy can last a lifetime.  Friendships rarely last that long.  If it didn't end due a falling out,  they tend to fade away.

It's also rare for enemies to resolve their differences and become friends.  I tried this once and the person stabbed me in the back so they are an enemy for life.

You can be nice someone because you want to be friends but they reject you.  That is very hurtful.  This is one example of why it's so hard to make friends.

Maybe there is so much bullying in the world.  The bully at some point discovers how hard it is make friends but they want some kind of human connection.  They then turn to making enemies because it's much easier.  It's a terrible thing to do, though.

What do you think?