Confidant

confidant (n.)
1610s, confident, “person trusted with private affairs,” from French confident (16c.), from Italian confidente “a trusty friend,” literally “confident, trusty,” from Latin confidentem (nominative confidens), present participle of confidere “to trust,

“Butch: Y’know, when I was a kid, I always figured on being a hero when I grew up.
Sundance: Too late now.
Butch: You didn’t have to say that—what’d you have to say that for?”
― William Goldman, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Screenplay

Think about your family and friends. Who among them do you trust to always shoot you straight, no matter how much it might sting? If you have one or two, consider yourself blessed. You have a confidant.

That trust swings both ways. If you’re on the receiving end of their constructive criticism, first have empathy for their position. It’s hard to tell a friend or loved one that they’re messing up or that their passion project needs work. Then, trust that the confidant always has your best interest at heart. Even when and especially when, the truth is hard to stomach.