April 15-21

In what situations is it wise for a friend to give advice and when should they just listen? Listening is always a safe choice and you never know if you need to give advice until after you have listened to and understand the situation. The first thing you need to decide is if they need or want advice after they have talked it though and after you have listened to all they have to say. You also need to decide if you have any knowledge or experience that would make you qualified to give them advice.  If you don’t have any knowledge or experience then it would not be wise to give them any advice. If they come to you asking you for your thought and advice you need to always make sure they understand that the decision is there’s before giving advice. Telling someone what to do can back fire if they follow your advice and it turns out bad. So it is always wise to try and give them different options and talk about different consequences both positive and negative. In the end we all need a friend to listen to us and listening is usually all that is needed. So we should give advice sparingly.