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[quote=Anonymous]People who are asking for advice aren’t ceding their judgment to yours. They’re asking to talk something out with someone, get another perspective, hear some different viewpoints. Usually if I’m asking for advice, I’m asking several people, and I’m listening to their reasoning and perspective just as much as their final answer. And I appreciate their assistance and input even if I end up not doing what they advise.

I assume others are doing the same. Heck, I don’t even keep track of who is following my suggestions or not.

The one exception to this way is thinking is someone who repeatedly makes the same mistakes, gets upset at how things always turn out, comes to you for advice, agrees they should do what you’re suggesting… and then continues to do the opposite, repeat ad nauseam for years.

But in those cases what you’ve got is someone with Issues and what they probably need from you at this point is for you to stop giving advice and start saying “we’ve had this conversation over and over and you’re still miserable. It’s time for you to talk to a professional. I can’t help you anymore.”[/quote]

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