The basis of a close friendship begins with trust, but the most difficult part of that is not judging your closest friends. When I was in my 20s and 30s, I had only two close friends. When one of them told me that he was leaving his wife for another woman, I told him that I disagreed with his decision, that this it was not fair and that we were finished as friends. I am now 80, and the one thing I have learned about friendship is, as Pope Francis once said: “Who am I to judge?”
I don’t judge my friends today, I just ask: “What can I do to help you?” If I had had that same attitude in my 20s and 30s, I would still probably be close with my friend who remarried. Jerome Koncel
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Real Life of an MSW 
I really hate this “judging” concept. Friend or no friend if you’re doing something that’s wrong I’m calling you out on it and I pray you have the courage to do the same to me. It’s called correction and accountability!
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I will often ask “Are you telling me or asking for advice?” if they are just telling me something I listen, but if they are asking for advice. I share my thoughts. I have learned most people are aware to some degree of what they are doing…
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