Although they clearly have your best interests at heart, there are a number of reasons why you shouldn’t take the advice of those closest to you when it comes to the matter of your marriage and its break-up. It’s important to remember that no two divorces are the same and what may have happened in your best friend’s case may not apply to your own circumstances, even if your circumstances seem identical.

Here are the three most important reasons your friends and family might not know what’s best for you:

They may not know everything

If you’re particularly close to your family and friends, and even if you feel like you tell them everything that’s going on, they really don’t know everything. The only person who can possibly understand how your divorce feels for you is you. Your soon-to-be ex-partner comes a close second, but your family or friends have a very different