Some questions for the peanut gallery

[passionfire]

1. If a friend came to you about a subject you strongly disagreed with them on, how would you handle it? Would you give them your honest opinion or would you tell them what they want to hear

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[passionfire]

Thank you. Me, too. :/ ♥ I'm glad to hear you're doing well. I was wondering how things were going.

I explained the situation a bit in my response to Anne Marie. Yeah, same here. I try to be supportive of my friends when I can, even if I disagree. Admittedly with this situation it's more difficult because I feel like encouraging this person on this particular issue is detrimental to their overall well-being. I do recognize that it's not my life or decision to make and ultimately it's all up to them. I'm just not quite certain what I can do to support this person without violating my own values. Though I suppose that's something to discuss with this person after tempers have cooled.

I'm really glad to hear that things smoothed over for you. If you don't mind my asking, how were you hurt by it? It doesn't bother me if someone expresses a negative opinion on a relationship I'm in because I trust they have my best interests at heart. I was really confused how much my opinion seemed to hurt this person because I thought he trusted me and my intentions. I was a little hurt by his reaction so I'm trying to understand it better.

I've always thought that about kindness, too. I appreciate niceness but I guess it seems more style than substance to me? In a way? I tend to place more value in the intent behind the gesture than the gesture itself, usually.