I think it depends on the way it comes across and the way it is received not to mention who it is coming from. You can hear the same exact thing that one person has been telling you all along and yet as soon as someone else comes along with the same solution...you hear them loud and clear! Go figure. The relationship of the parties involved is key as well. For instance, my best girl can tell me something and I will receive it well whether I agree or not because I respect her position as my true friend and her sincerity of my best interest. Then on the other hand you have some people that just can't handle it period.