If your friend is venting to you and asks advice do you admit the truth??

I am always happy to help my friends so when they come to me with a problem I only can hope that I can give them a good advice

Just keep listening, and tell them what I will do if I were him or her.

Hi. infatuatedbby. I would listen to them vent. But sooner or later, I will be honest with them in a nice way. I will tell them my solution to what I think that they should now do about their situation. This way, I am trying to get out of listening to them vent, and then they are able to seek a solution for their problem. I don't like avoiding them. I just want to avoid hearing them vent about their problems, when I can try to help them cope and find a reasonable solution to help them get through their issue.

For me, sometimes it's good to tell the truth, but, BUT, in a different manner such that it won't offend them or make them mad. When my friend comes to me and chats with me in MSN and tells me about his problems and ask for my advice, I'll tell him that, oh, it could be because of his usual habits and most of the time, he agrees with me. I reckon that, if you lie to your friend just to make him/her feel better, it's not going to work and instead it'll make your friend feel even worst. Truths are meant to be told and I don't think it's good to lie too, right?

It really depends on who I am talking to but most of the time I tell them how I feel about the problems that they vent out to me. I always remind them that I am hear to listen and tell them how I think, but it always depends on them if they are to listen to what I say or not. I would rather say what I think about it than avoid saying anything. Again, it still depends on them if they will act on it or they have something else in mind.

hi, I listen to my friend's problem but when it's just a repetitive it will annoying me and i would tell that truth even how hurt it is.its better to live in the truth that to live in a foolish.

For me yes because being to the truth is good to Jehovah's eyes.

I have a couple friends like this and they repeat the same thing over and over year after year. It does get a bit annoying because I find myself repeating the same advice over and over to them too. I do at some point, nicely, but let them know how I feel about and what I feel they should do. It is then I do not hear from them for a while, but oddly still they continue to call and vent about the same things though. The friends I mentioned do not like to hear the truth, they do not get made but stop calling for a while, then it starts back up again.

Just listen and give advice if it is possible. Be patience to hear her out her sentiment, that's our role being their friend. If ever there is truth that necessary for her to know, make it possible that you can tell her in a nice way that she may not hurts so much.

I do tell my friend the truth. I give them my advice and they can either take it or leave it but one big part of being friends is you should be able to talk about things and give advice. I recently told a friend the truth and we are no longer on speaking terms. It was for the best because I always heard the same old garbage and found out most was a lie. It was all for attention. I'd tell them the truth and see if they change or how they handle it. If it goes bad you weren't meant to be friends anyways. Is it worth feeling drained by listening to it all the time? That's what I finally asked myself and it sure wasn't.

repeat your confuseing problems with that guy who is always venting to you.