Fake Friends!!!!?

Even though i'm homeschooled I still have some friends. I dropped alot of them because I relized they were fake and wouldn't back me up. Most of my friends when I went to public school, I'd be good to and defend them, but when the time came for them to do it for me, they'd rather sit and watch. Now, after what happened to my sister (she was attacked by one of her friends) I've learned to not really trust these people that much, but i'm really social so i can't be all inside and keep to myself. How can I sort the "fake friends" from the "true friends" before I become associated with them.

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Well, fake and true friends aren't easy to see. But true friends have the characterists of patience, loyalty, forgiveness and love. And yes, love isn't just for your family and your romantic partner. If you find these characteristics in a person, you're on the right track.

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the true friends are are always there for you no matter what. they step in when everyone else steps out. They would never even consider hurting you.
Some people aren't good at choosing friends and some are, it just depends.

For example my sister is terrible at choosing friends, they always seems to back stab her in some way, where i am quite good a picking friends i guess.

Choose your friends, don't let them choose you.

If you see some that would make a good friend, watch them for a day or so and see how the react around their other friends and if they seem nice go for it. :)
It take time for you to sort out people especially when you are young. You can just have people you go out with and socialize with and they don't need to be bossom buddies. Honestly don't get too involved if you don't want to but it is always good to have people around you rather than being alone. You will find the ones who are trustworthy and become best friends but it take time.
its very difficult to judge whose fake and who will be there for you through thick and thin.

honestly, only time will tell who your real friends are.

but to be honest just because your friends wont fight your battles for you doesn't mean their not your real friends, they may just be shy. in fact, you shouldnt need your friends to "back you up" if you feel a certain way or if your having problems with someone those are your problems not your friends.

maybe your asking too much?
Friendship is all about being there for each other, being supportive, listening and challenging each other to be better people. Don't throw out trusting everyone because a couple of people have messed things up. If someone wasn't there for you when you needed them-did you ask why they weren't there? Take a look at both sides of the story - yours and their perspective and then determine if it was a matter of them not being as good as friend as you thought or if it was just miscommunication. You can't sort out friends before you know them, but you can get an idea about who a person is by their actions and words-to you and to other people. What is 'ok' to one person may not be 'ok' with someone else so usually friends will share the same mentality about the big things in life like religion and things like that.
you yourself can aswer that question dear.