A Well Of Non-experience:

[beckstra]

So, I guess I come off as someone worthy of others to confide in or become their relationship guru. I don't take offence with any of them. I answer questions to the best of my knowledge, take off others advice given to me (at least the reasonable advice, the absurd stuff I just keep stored away in case I ever actually need it), and I empethize to the best of my ability.

The only thing that gets my goad is that I have no idea what the hell any of them are talking about. My new thing is getting "what should I do in this situation" or "if person a is this and person b is this and they're perfect for eachother in every other facet, does it break your heart that they won't be together" questions. Which I try to direct back to them and their emotional abilities ie. figure out how to get them to answer their own questions for themselves.

I mean, I'm 25, never had a relationship, never even had anyone interested enough to bother, denied at any advances I've ever made, and here I am being asked to pass out relational advice like breathmints in church. The worst part is I've come to the point in my life where everyone around me is all about their husbands or wives or children and they're still wanting to confied in me. It's gotten so bad I've finally come to the point where a good percent of my conversations use the phrase, "a well of non-experience."

This isn't supposed to be a dumpy thread, but moreso, how do I still have deep relationships with friends without turning this corner? Do I abandon all my friends in abusive relationships? Do I tell all of them to not talk about their kids around me? Do I just let them know how selfish I feel I can aford to be simply because I've never been entitled to woes of their nature.

Bah humbug.