Day 10 - Advice - good or bad?

I tend to be the person in my "group" that gets asked for advice a lot. This advice ranges from "What do you think I should wear for..." to "Do you really think that we can be together?" Normally, my advice is taken to heart and is either followed or not. I don't mind that. You came to me for advice. It's a suggestion, not a rule. So if my friends follow the advice I give them that's great. If they don't that's great too. At least they appreciated that I was there for them.

This doesn't happen all the time though. A lot of times I'm asked for advice and the person will immediately blow up at said advice. Claiming that I don't know what I'm talking about and that I should keep my nose out of other people's business. This is what grinds my gears.

If you have taken the time to come to me to ask me for advice on something don't get mad when I tell you something that you don't want to hear. I've had friends claim that they knew I was going to say something to try and stop them doing whatever is they're going to do. If they knew it then why ask me just to get mad when I say it?

What are your thoughts on giving advice to friends/family?

)o( Jena