5 People You Should Never Take Relationship Advice From

On the fence about someone you're dating? Have a fight with a girlfriend or boyfriend, but need some outside advice? Here are five key types of people you should NEVER take relationship advice from.

1. Co-workers

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Discussing your love life with co-workers is always a bad idea. They cannot be objective. You might as well tell the head of the Human Resources department, because it will spread like wildfire within your company. (And you never know if that HR Director is in an unstable marriage where her husband is cheating on her, so she gives skewed, bitter, crazy advice!) Bored and nosey co-workers will constantly bring up your love life or never let you forget what you told them. It's best to avoid the drama and ask a trusted family member, long time friend or outside therapist instead. Remember- they are just co-workers, not long time trusted friends. Know the difference. They know how you do your job, they don't know your true heart.

2. Drunk People or Bartenders

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Everyone is a relationship expert when they are sitting on a bar stool or standing behind a bar. While everyone is entitled to a fun night out, hanging out at bars in general can really just end up causing you and others more problems. (Never let a drunk girl answer your phone when your girlfriend calls!) If you're buying the drinks, or tipping the bartender- the chances of getting any real, true or decent relationship advice is probably not going to be the way to go. Buy a good book on relationships and put some professional advice to work.

3. Crazy Mother Hens

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Let's say a woman really likes a man who likes her. They start dating. Then there is a misunderstanding. Instead of confiding back to the woman he is dating, he turns to a mother hen. Then all hell breaks loose. And here's why:

1. Mother Hens always think they know best.

2. Mother Hens are a little cray cray in the way in which they defend their younger counterpart.

3. They wish they were 40 years younger so they can have you to themselves.

4. They have no filter, so they will hurt anyone in their path to protect their younger love interest.

5. They may even start making things up, yelling at the girlfriend, calling the police- taking things to an entire new level of crazy.

6. When they start having sightings of your love interest- it's time for Mother Hen to get the cluck out of your life.

7. They will fill your head with all kinds of paranoia- even if they don't know the person they are attacking.

8. Give a crazy mother hen an inch and they will take a mile; and they will never change their minds. Because a crazy mother hen is never wrong.

If you don't trust your own mother or a female family member enough to talk to- then you need to speak to a therapist or someone who can truly help you and not harm your personal life- out of their own selfish needs or weird fantasies.

4. People in Abusive Relationships

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Ever heard the phrase, "Misery loves company?" Chances are if you've confided deeply in someone who has spent way too much time confiding their personal life in you- there could arise a problem. Sometimes when we feel sorry for others who are going through a hard time, we don't see that person for what they truly are- which is unhappy. Thus, they don't want to see you happy.

If you're taking relationship advice from someone in a bad marriage (the husband threatens to kill the cats if she leaves the marriage)...then you may NOT want to take their word as gospel. They've got more problems than you need to deal with and they are the ones who need to figure out how to get out of a bad situation that they put themselves in. They obviously like something about their abusive relationship- because everyone has a way out if they want it. DEFINITELY do not listen to what their skewed version of LOVE looks like. (Not pretty.)

5. Anyone Except The Person You Are Dating

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In all honesty, personal relationships are just that. Personal. They are not to be office gossip or bar fly fodder. Any complications or situations should be discussed person to person. Not through third parties. Not through text messages. Not through any other route than through the person you are dating.

Everyone says things they don't mean and when people are hurt, they will say whatever comes to mind during a disagreement- or to people who reach out to them.

Communication is key in any relationship. If you can't communicate honestly and openly- then learn how to do so before starting any kind of relationship with another human being.

As Oprah Winfrey once said- we all just want to be loved and accepted.

It's as simple as that.

Bringing others into situations that they know nothing about- will ruin anything good that you had going. Mistakes happen and messages can get mixed.

Always clear things up with the source. That's what makes us adults.

How you end things or begin things speaks volumes about who you are. Never put anyone in a situation where they have to defend themselves against the untruths of people who do not even know them. At the end of the day- the only way to get to know a person and who they are- is to get to know that actual person.

End of story.