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sarahmichigan1. I know I sometimes come off as a know-it-all, but I'm perfectly aware of the fact that there are many areas where I don't know enough to have an informed opinion. This is true of factual/scientific/academic issues, but I think this is especially true of passing judgment on other people's romantic and familial relationships. I think the only people who *truly* know what's going on in a family or a couple are the people in that family/relationship.
2. I've heard it said that if one person says something critical to you about your behavior/habits/relationship, then you should take it with a grain of salt, but if several people point out the same problems/issues, then you should take note. Do you think that's true? I tend to think that has *some* truth in it, at least.
3. If you know that you're prone to making bad judgements in one or more area of your life, how do you protect yourself from those kind of errors without paralyzing yourself and being afraid to do anything at all? I know some people have appointed friends to alert them when they're going off the deep end with some project or passion and some people who have a best friend whose opinion they seek on all relationships because they're prone to not noticing relationship red flags and so on until it's too late. What do you think works and what doesn't in this sort of situation?
2. I've heard it said that if one person says something critical to you about your behavior/habits/relationship, then you should take it with a grain of salt, but if several people point out the same problems/issues, then you should take note. Do you think that's true? I tend to think that has *some* truth in it, at least.
3. If you know that you're prone to making bad judgements in one or more area of your life, how do you protect yourself from those kind of errors without paralyzing yourself and being afraid to do anything at all? I know some people have appointed friends to alert them when they're going off the deep end with some project or passion and some people who have a best friend whose opinion they seek on all relationships because they're prone to not noticing relationship red flags and so on until it's too late. What do you think works and what doesn't in this sort of situation?
