‘Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking’
Steve Jobs

When your single and dating, friends have strong opinions on your dates, your sex life and how you should act with your current fling.

The ones with the strongest opinions, I believe, are the unhappiest ones. They are likely to be one of your friends who have settled for someone that they don’t quite match with or are single themselves and don’t want to be. They are jealous, unhappy and acting pretty judgemental. I second guess discussing the intimate details of my dating life with those people as I would rather keep it private than listen to any negative opinions.

The only people that know what is going on in any situation, is you and the other person involved.

Friends may be trying to support and protect you but they can’t ultimately know every single detail as they aren’t an active party. As much as we value our friends opinions, try to not let them impact on your own. Your mind is strong enough to create and identify what is going on and act accordingly. We don’t need to rely on others to navigate our life for us and we must all learn our own life lessons.

‘The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.’
Bette Midler

Those friends who stand by you no matter what, who give you honest feedback on your actions but who pick you up when your down, even when they disagree with certain choices you make and who pass on only positive feelings to you are the types of friends you need to hold on to. They make you feel confident and loved. We all need friends who are happy for us when we are happy and who support and champion us throughout every scenario in our life. Positive vibes only please!