Have you offered advice only to have it rejected?
Since unsolicited advice is unsolicited don’t offer such. It will be unwelcome at best and unheeded as well.
Nearly had my head bitten off recently hence the teeth marks on my neck.
usually the recipient has their mind made up and is not interested in any advice to the contrary, however well intended or applicable.
Yeah, but if I’m worried about my friend, I just can’t keep my mouth shut. It’s up to them what to do.
Yeah,
I have to admit I’ll give unsolicited advice if I really care about the person and see the possibility of helping. I’ve also learned to remind them (sometimes!) that free advice is worth every penny they’ve paid for it 
What makes me most nuts though, is being asked for advice, only to be told why my advice is wrong, because they really wanted me to agree with them in the first place 
I always get nervous when someone wants to tell me something “for my own good”.
I offer it so the recipients will be able to look back later and see that I was right. This gives me standing to gloat.
Since your advice is unsolicited, we don’t have to take it, right?
I just cringe whenever someone approaches me and says, “May I offer a bit of advice?” My usual answer: “No, you may not.” Even worse is when they call it “constructive criticism”, which to me is an oxymoron. Sometimes they’ll disguise it as a “suggestion.” Any way you slice it, it’s still the same. I have trouble accepting advice unless I ask for it.
If you ask me,
you should never take unsolicited advice. I’ll tell you what you should do the next time someone gives you advice without you asking for it…
Hmmm, this wouldn’t be about any situation in particular, now would it?
Yes, in general one should refrain from giving unsolicited advice to complete strangers, unless it’s along the lines of “excuse me, but you may wish to remove the glob of spinach in your teeth.”
P.S. I only bite when asked politely by someone I am close to, so I’m not sure where those teeth marks came from.
I learned from one of Scott Adams Dilbert books how to avoid giving advice… give BAD advice.
Quote:
Normal Person: I got a speeding ticket today.
Weasel: I recommend pleading guilty to manslaughter.