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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Criticism is the heart of love[/b], and maybe she was blunt and maybe out of line, and maybe was trying to make sure you had thought of xyz, and maybe she could have phrased things less presumptively, but maybe you also are reacting this way because she hit on weaknesses that you can't answer and if you dig into that, maybe you need to recognize her intent to try to help, however poorly she deployed it...[/quote]

Lol, no it isn't, at least not in my world. There are a million places to go for criticism but very few to go for support and cheerleading. I had a friend once who truly believed her role in my life was to be the person who criticized. But I'm from a family full of critics, I work in a field where criticism and feedback are a built-in part of the process, and I'm also a pretty self-critical person. I don't need critical friends. At all. My friends are the people I go to who will tell me "You're great! I love you! Screw them!" when I sometimes feel like I've had enough of all the "feedback" from other corners.

The only criticism or feedback I want from friends is regarding anything I'm doing in the context of our relationship. But criticism of a business plan I'm working on? No thank you, I can get that from someone who actually knows what they are talking about (and will). That is truly not what friends are for in my book.[/quote]

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