Pretend Friends

"(rustling of camera) Hey, there, guys, um, I have a question for you: Have you ever had a friend – sorry for the voice change – um, have you ever had a friend, or known someone who – okay, wow, sorry, um, have you ever known someone who only hung out with you or only dated you or whatever because you are the best they could do? Like, um, those people that say "oh, well, if Leonardo DiCaprio came along or if Alanis Moris– Alanis Morissette? – uh, Kate Winslet came along, or something, I would leave you in a heartbeat because they're so hot and so much better than you." Like, have you ever known someone like that? It kinda bothers me, like, with my wife, Skye, there's no one that can replace her. Like, we've been together for so long and we've been around each other like twenty-four seven for so long, I mean, other than, you know, me going to California and stuff stuff and (unintelligible) um, that she's like a part of me and it doesn't matter how attractive you are; how charming you are; you can't get rid of Skye; you can't take her out of my mind; I will always love her and... I don't know; it just...I don't understand people who don't have real love; who don't really care for their friends or whatever and they're only doing or taking part in these relationships for the sake of themselves and not for the people that they're in those relationships with. But have you ever known someone like that; has anyone ever betrayed you like that; left you when someone more popular came along? They only hung out with you because you were the best they could do. And how does that make you feel? Because me, personally, it makes me feel sad and makes me wish I never even got involved with that person (clears throat). Thank you for watching. Have a wonderful night. (camera clicks)"

- The video in its entirety

Pretend Friends is a video uploaded onto the OnisionSpeaks channel. Onision did not provide a description specific to the video.

Onision was healing from a sore throat during this video, so his voice is altered at points.

In 2020, the video was put behind a minimum paywall.

Interaction with viewers
Onision responded to three people with a theme of gladness: Neither comment received any engagement from viewers, which may simply mean no one clicked like or no one ever saw the replies.
 * "I'm glad you feel that way... thank you for the comment."
 * "good... I'm glad you're happier having watched this video :)"
 * "that's interesting... I'm glad you feel good friends can be found there."