Apparently the latest counsel to folks who are given feedback or advice they don’t like or disagree with – whether requested or unsolicited – is to respond by saying “I receive that.” This past week, I was meeting with someone who directly sought my feedback and then proceeded to use this phrase with most everything I said.
I was left wondering if they really wanted my feedback or if what they were really seeking was my blessing, and when that was not forthcoming, I was verbally stiff-armed. 
Actually, I had a much more visceral response – more along the lines of “what BS”.
For me, this response shut off communication completely. It said to me, “I don’t respect your feedback or you enough to delve deeper, to find out why, to know more.” And maybe that was the message.
I also find it disingenuous. They did not “receive” that feedback; they deflected it in a passive-aggressive manner. Sadly, this was someone who has a huge amount of internal fire that they have tamped down so hard it is barely embers. And I would have had a lot more respect, if they had just said, “I disagree but I’d like to know more” or even “Hmm” or “I don’t like that much” or something that felt honest. There ended up being no dialog.
And I won’t bother to give feedback to them again.
Just Sayin' 