I have one friend in particular who will ask me for suggestions about something important to her, such as when she feels she went wrong somewhere and wants to avoid getting into a bad situation in the future.

When I give advice, my goal is to always do it in a way that is supportive, yet frank. Since sometimes she will talk to me through text since she does not want to wake her baby when she gets home from work, I'll write out what I want to say. Sometimes shortly after, she'll make a comment taking what I say out of context.

I'll pick up on this and try to to explain to her what I meant, in hopes to increase understanding. Then, she'll stop responding mid conversation. When I get the feeling she might be ignoring me, I'll try to call or text asking her to call me so that I can offer an explanation and/or an apology. One thing that I admit hurts is if she does not respond and leaves me hanging, wondering if she really is mad at me. Obviously if time goes by, I figure she is mad. I hate being ignored. I'd rather someone admit where I went wrong so I can work on fixing things.

This is currently going on now, and it's bothering me. Any suggestions on how to deal with situations involving friends who react in a way like this, when all you want to do is help them and be there for them? The problem is always with this particular friend who reacts this way towards me. It's triggering to be shut out and left in the dark.