Give Life Advice

My best friend just recently took the board examination for the 2nd time. When he told his family that it was so hard, harder than the 1st one last year, and he thinks he may not make it again, one of his family members told him to just quit it and just look for another job or study another course. I wasn't able to talk to my friend in those months he was studying because he was so focus about it and he worked his ass off so that he'll pass the exam this time but we're talking about board exam. A lot of people know how hard it is and failing is, unfortunately, part of it.

So yeah, he was so depressed when he told me about it and tbh, if I were him, I would probably get angry to that person and might cut him off in my life because what that person did just create such negativity in one's life. But of course, since it's a family member, I couldn't tell that to my friend since he's very loyal to his family, no matter how they keep letting him down.

I don't know why there are some family members who act like this. Family should support each other. What happened to my friend somehow made me realized why a lot of students commit suicide. Why there are people who would rather die instead of seeking help.

If you were in his position, what will you guys do? What good advice should I give to my friend?

I have had feelings for two of my gay friends. The first one 's male and the second is female.
The first:
I've known him since forever. He's actually one of my first friends when I moved to this current location. I've liked him since I was 10 and never told him. I guess that's made me a fool. Even then I must have known that he's not for me. I was more comfortable in the friend zone. I watched him date girls then guys and listened to him as he told me about them. I figured that I still liked him because my heart ached, as he babbled on about this guy and that guy while knowing I would never be the one.
Along the way, once I was in high school, I did date another one of my friends. Things between him and me were not as good as it should have been. I never felt like I had a boyfriend, with him. It felt more like a friendship than dating.
Then came one of my close friend, who is a female like myself. I became friends with her in Senior year of high school. She was like fresh air and the openness of freedom. By the end of Senior year, I fell for her. I think that I loved her since I first laid eyes on her. At the time, I thought I was straight because I was raised in a strict home and I didn't even get a chance to explore. So I didn't allow myself to think about liking the same gender. Being in love with her taught me that it's ok to feel this way towards people even if they are female. Love is love. Even if she and I never got together, she is still one of my close friends. This is my story.
What's yours?