Wow Fly,
You take this forum to a whole different level!
If no one tells us we smell funny, we might never know. We might go through life wondering what we are unaware of.
Maybe a real friend should tell us stuff we never knew, never asked about, or might not even wanted to know.
(.....but then again, maybe not.)
The problem might be that we can't handle the truth, can't accept it, and don't know what to do with it responsibly.
Also in our youth we suffer from an extreme self-awareness, so everything we are told is hard to put into perspected or to be ignored.
Sure, you can only give advice to someone you first became friends with.
But a wise person learns a bit form everybody, also those that just critisize to feel better themselves.
Anyway....just thought I'd tell you this. (Just ignore it.)
Some fellar named Paul wrote 2000 years ago: "Because I tell you the truth, have I therefore become your enemy?"