Comments on: Here’s My Problem: I Have A Friend Who Is About To Make A Really Stupid Decision

By: fathersez

fathersez — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:12:07 +0000

Another question might be to ask ‘how many days or hours of wages is needed to pay for the vacation or car installment or whatever”.

This might help out the expense in perspective.

Regards

By: Revanche

Revanche — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:36:42 +0000

It only took me fifteen+ years to learn this, but I cannot do unto others, because I personally expect others to be upfront with me if they think I’m doing something wrong or stupid. I expect to be, respectfully of course, informed of factual errors that play a role in my decision-making, and have no objection to being criticized if the person has a good point or my well-being at heart. Most people don’t function that way, take it personally or go entirely in the opposite direction that you would recommend because they’re taking it personally.

In learning that lesson, however, I did learn that there is a way to sit friends down and let them know you care about them, that because you care for them, you might suggest they do [insert action here] differently and why, and let them know that you’re there as support. Plus a dash of: Hope for the best. As plonkee says, it might not all go wrong.

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