A little advice...

1. Can you really trust anyone besides yourself? And if so, who?

2. When is advice helpful and when is it just plain annoying?

3. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Well, these three prompts are really random. Anyways, I choose… prompt number two. Let me start this out by saying this prompt has nothing to do with the awkward-ness of Friday, and I know that everyone that could see this knows what I’m referring to. So, here comes the truth about the proper times for advice. First of all, while timing is important, the type of advice is important too. In my life, most of the advice I give or receive is about relationships, school, and sports. School and sports advice is almost always somewhat acceptable, but there are exceptions for each. If you’re telling someone how much they should cheat when they have made a choice to never cheat, that’s not okay. But, if you’re trying to help them get to college by telling them to make the right educational choices then that is perfectly acceptable. With sports advice is acceptable from coaches, players, and occasionally parents or fans, but when a parent or fan criticizes the way you play or the way your teammates/team as a whole plays, that’s just annoying and even unfair. Advice for relationships, unlike the other topics, is a much touchier subject. Everyone seems to think they are an expert on relationships. Problem is, most of us are just average when it comes to knowing what to do about them. That’s why giving relationship advice is almost always annoying to the recipient. I would say that the only times it can be acceptable is when there’s something very important to say, or the situation directly calls for it. If you believe one of the people you care a lot for is about to date someone who will not be good for them and you know that even they aren’t sure what to do, give the advice. However, if you just don’t particularly like the person they’re about to date try asking a few questions rather than forcing your opinions on them. As for the correct situation, if you know that someone has been cheated on or lied to- tell them. They’ll want to know. Anyways, that’s all my advice about advice.