We all have personal opinions about our friends and the careers they pursue.
But if you believe that they are not on the right path, would you be honest with them?
This woman wanted to tell her friend that she is not a good singer, but she’s afraid it would hurt her and their friendship.
Read the full story below for all the details.
AITAH if I tell my friend who is pursuing music that she can’t sing
My (23F) friend (23F) who I’ve known since freshman year of high school is currently pursuing music in LA.
She is an incredible writer, and went to a great private liberal arts school in California for writing.
So many of us thought she would pursue songwriting as opposed to singing.
This woman thinks her friend is a bad singer.
She has released 3 songs, and has an album on the way, and they are just… bad.
She’s got a horrible timbre. It’s flat and whiny with weird modulation in pitch.
And she’s even worse live.
She worries that, eventually, someone will tell her how bad she is at singing.
All of her LA friends are gassing her up, telling her she is amazing and supporting her.
But I wonder to what extent it will hurt her in the future when someone in the industry finally says these words…
“You can’t sing.”
She’s wondering whether to say something now or just wait for later.
I want to support her and her future, but it’s tough to watch her actively and ambitiously pursue something she’s objectively bad at.
Would it be better for a friend to say something?
Or should we all just wait it out?
Let’s check out what other people have to say about this.
Here’s what this user would do.
Another piece of advice from this one.
Here’s one more honest opinion.
While this one shared a personal experience.
Lastly, this user says, it’s not her job to tell her friend.
Just be a friend and support her dreams.
It’s the best thing you could do.
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