text: First, it gives you more options. When you ask multiple people for their opinions, your more than likely going to get different responses. Your probably going to get a variety of the same answers, so whichever option was brought up the most is probably the best one. Then, you know how to go about the situation without worrying if what only one person told you would help. Lets say you have your softball championship game and your the only pitcher on your team, but its the same night as the night before your SOL. The championship is in Generic_City and you live in Generic_City. You ask your best friend if you should go to the game, or stay home and study. She says you should stay home and prepare for the test. Your team loses the game and you feel horrible the next day about letting them down and you can't even focus on the test and you dont pass. You tell your mom about it when you get home and she says you should've went to the game and studied on the ride home. See, if you would've asked her as well, you would've had more options and made the best choice.