Well, good for you! Sounds like you are taking very positive steps for yourself to make life better for you. So many people do not have that initiative like you do.

It's very hard for me to get rid of someone who is not positive for me. There are so many times that I would give a person a chance and they would prove themselves good for me. But then they could turn into real stinkers.

It's very hard to get rid of someone who can bring you down. Because if you don't have much in the line of friends, then it's a big loss. Also I have a tendency to try to see good in them because people are not perfect. But where do you draw the line between people not being perfect and those that are not good for you, period?