Overview

Friends can be more than partners for good times and giggles -- they can be the greatest teachers you will ever meet in your life. But in order to learn their lessons, you have to listen without getting defensive. Remember that when someone you trust offers you some honest (if a bit painful) advice today. Upon hearing what they have to say, don't get defensive and tell them to mind their own business. Hear them out. Try to understand that they are saying what they're saying to help you.