If you are on the search for free relationship advice remember that sometimes you get what you pay for. Quality is not always measured solely in terms of how much something costs but sometimes free really is not even worth that much!
Relationships are definitely the best and sometimes worst part of life. They are very complex and can sometimes be challenging. If you find that you are stuck with a certain situation and you are either unsure of how to handle it or just want a shoulder to cry on, the best and first place to turn for free relationship advice are your friends and family.
Of course, whether you choose friends or family will depend to a large degree on the complexity of the problem that you have as well as your age. If you are facing a very significant issue in your relationship, such as an unwanted pregnancy or abuse, and you are a younger adult or teenager, turning to your parents might be the best option.
If you are older or the situation you are dealing with isn't quite so intense or important, you can rely (hopefully) on getting good advice from your friends. In any case, having a sounding board can be very helpful in many severe and not so severe situations.
Of course, you can also find a lot of interesting information online. Whether or not it is good information, only you can be the judge of, but there is a lot of it. I truly believe that for most of us, we have the answers. We know in our heart what we want to do or what we should do. The trouble starts when we ignore what our heart tells us.
This happens a lot. In some cases it is because we just don't want to do what we know we should do. This may be one of the most common ways we get ourselves in trouble. I have had friends, and one sister, who stayed in bad, and in one case abusive, relationships even though they knew they should end it. Why did they stay? Well, they will tell you it was for the kids, or because they were in love and those were probably true, but one reason that they did not want to admit to is the fact that they were afraid to leave.
Oh, I don't mean afraid that they would get beat up or anything quite so dramatic, I mean afraid of being alone or just afraid to do anything at all. Even if a relationship isn't good it can still be familiar and that can lead to a certain level of comfort. We can all fall into that trap if we aren't careful.
It does not really matter where you turn for free relationship advice, whether it is a friend or parent, a school counselor or someplace online, at the end of the day you will be the one making the decisions in your relationship. If you are given great advice and you choose to ignore it because following it would require you doing something you don't want to do, it won't do you any good anyway.
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