text: Yes, maybe some elderly people had different circumstances when they went through certain situations. If you think that the situation is different than that of an elderly person you could try talking to someone that went through a similar situation that is more around your age and had the same or similar circumstances. Maybe the person giving advice is giving it because they made the wrong choice and had to suffer the consequences. Sometimes even asking multiple people around the same age and went through the same thing is good because maybe some of the people that were involved are similar or different to the people in your dilemma. Plus, sometimes talking to your piers is easier than talking to an adult.