The hard thing about business is minding your own

Has anyone ever gotten to involved with helping a friend in there relationship and in the end you feel like it was a huge mistake??? I know I have. So where do you draw the line at helping your friend? In my opinion anytime you open your mouth and speak your first word can be tragic. The reason being is because if this person listens to anything you say and it doesn't work out they will be looking at you for answers. But your thinking this is my friend and they need me or I want them to be together. Sometime things have to work themselves out and people need to learn there lessons the hard way. The true way of learning something is to go through it. This is because no one can describe to you an emotion. Emotions are felt and going through it first hand is the only way to truly experience it. So with that being said you cant prevent your friends and family from feeling the pain of a relationship. This goes both ways meaning you cant feel the joy of there relationship either. When dealing with family this can be especially tricky because there can be many different aspects of why your trying to help. Some people might see it as you being nosey, jealous or both. So when it comes to being involved you have to learn where to draw the line. Maybe just listening to what the person is saying. Show them that you care by conveying empathy by telling them if you have been in a similar situation. If you must give advice make it cut and dry like if your friend is being abused tell them to leave. Or if they suspect there being cheated on and have no proof tell them to make sure before they assume. Staying out of other peoples business will save you alot of unnecessary stress and make your friendships last a whole lot longer. So in other words mind your own damn business...