Is it reasonable for people to expect you to take their advice?

Take everything that people say with a grain of salt.

I have a few older friends who give me advice and are able to convey it in a way that I can understand it. Although initially I don't always agree with what they say, I'll argue the advice until we both reach an understanding. If you don't agree, just say "well that doesn't make any sense because of X and Y." it's a great practice.

I can tell you that anyone younger then 21, I can guess your age and personality in a brief conversation. That's simply because I've lived those ages and know what makes you tick. Just like my 26 year old friends know exactly where my emotional level is.

That being said, giving and receiving advice is just a discussion and ideas how to deal with the situation, don't let your pride cloud you ability to take advice from a caring 3rd party (we've all done it).

You don't have to take the advice. The best thing to say is, 'hey, that's a good idea; I'll be on the look out to see if I can use it.' Even though you don't agree with the advice , at least you're thanking them for the advice, and you show respect to them. You can immediately thrash the advice in your mind, and nobody will know about it. That's the best way to keep friends at bay and enemies away!

Sometimes other people see things way differently than you. I always think it is easier for someone on the outside of the situation to really see what is going on than the person involved. The person involved a lot of times has sunglasses on. They block out the stuff they don't want to see/hear. Bt people on the outside are seeing it how it is and are not biased and they can give it to you straight. Other people will be able to open your eyes more and be like "hey, this is what's relly going on, you are completely missing the most obvious thing." And then you might start to relize you were blocking out what you didn't like. But you don't owe it to ANYONE to take thier advice, it's your life. But I do think it is nice to hear what other peopl think becuase sometimes poelpe come up with really good opinions or ideas.

you don't have to take there advice that's why it is advice its not a solution. at the end of the day you do what you want

Advice and opnions are like butt holes. Everyone's got one. The thing is, you don't have to do what they say. If they are giving you advice out of the goodness of their own heart than thank them for trying to help. In my experience, advice can help some and sometimes a lot. But in the end, it all comes down to what you choose.