Angry Black Man Rant: To Be Completely DISHONEST with you...A post about my friends

"The Ex Cycle" By: Me
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Lately I have been pondering the point of brutal honesty. I hear people when they ask for advice or an honest opinion, but what do they really mean. Most people want to hear you agree with them, justify their bad decisions, and/or feel bad for them, but most DO NOT want you to help them get out of their situation. They want to be patted on the back and consoled, but they don’t want to hear the real truth. I don’t mind hearing the truth about myself, AND BY NO MEANS AM I PERFECT. I’m just beginning to wonder if I should continue to waste my breath giving people the real truth and real advice, when NO one takes it. The cycle goes like this, after an in depth discussion, we typically pin point the problem....we then find a solution...and then they do the complete opposite. It wouldn't bother me so much if people didn't continuously come to me with the same problems, issues, and exes and STILL expect me to feel bad for them or care about what they have to say. I love my friends and do care about them and their issues, when they are legitimate. I just feel like I need to start lying to make them feel good, but I’m not a liar, so I guess silence really is golden.