What is the difference between true friends and good friends? the fact that a person is good or bad doesn't really matter in the part he plays as a friend, feel me?

A true friend is someone who has your back when you down and needy.

A good friend will tell you what you want to hear.
A true friend will always tell the truth.

A good friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A true friend seeks to help you with your problems.

A good friend will be there for you all through school.
A true friend will be there till the day you die.

A good friend will bail you out of prison.
A true friend will be sitting next to you saying
"damn that was fun!".

A good friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A true friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

A good friend wonders about your romantic history.
A true friend could blackmail you with it.

A good friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A true friend calls you after you had a figh[/b]t.

A good friend has never seen you cry.
[b]A true friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

A good friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A true friend has their phone numbers in his address book.

A good friend expects you to always be there for them.
A true friend expects to always be there for you.

A good friend is someone you enjoy hanging out with.
A true friend is someone you need.

taken from chain email

The way someone behaves towards you is what matters. .

How can someone claim to be a good person yet cant be true to someone?

its just not possible, A Good Friend will be a True friend, Thank God for people like this!