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Old 10-14-2011, 02:57 PM
 
Location: USA
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If they were my friends, I would tell. I could not stand by and watch my friends get into such a mess unknowingly.
Then be prepared to not have a friend any longer. I opened my big mouth to a friend of mine about an indiscretion his gilrfriend had. You would have thought I killed his pet dog. After a few months I was no longer in his circle of friends. The bearer of bad news always gets blamed in some way. Part of the human condition, happens all the time
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Old 10-14-2011, 03:03 PM
 
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Then be prepared to not have a friend any longer. I opened my big mouth to a friend of mine about an indiscretion his gilrfriend had. You would have thought I killed his pet dog. After a few months I was no longer in his circle of friends. The bearer of bad news always gets blamed in some way. Part of the human condition, happens all the time
Sorry to hear about you losing your friend.

Anonymous works well, it gets the job done without being sucked into the fallout.
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Old 10-14-2011, 03:05 PM
 
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Default this is just more

planting of the seeds/food for thought that make for the premise that nice, committed guys get treated poorly while bad, non-committal guys get better treatment, a premise long mulled over on this board
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:03 PM
 
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Precisely. Seeing other people before marriage is called "dating"- apparently an old fashioned concept.
Uhm, they were in a relationship for 4 years and have been living with each other the entire time.

This happened last year.

This particular individual is not my friend, but more of a friend of a friend. If he was my friend I would say something.

It also sucks to see YOUR friends doing that to someone else.
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:05 PM
 
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Send the anonymous letter with the proof, BingCherry. How would you feel if you were in that scenario, got married and no one told you? I did a similar thing to help a woman I know who would have gotten married otherwise.

This type of garbage is going to continue if people don't start policing it.

Tempted, but I'm not even really supposed to know this happened. If I did send a letter, it would put my other friend in a really bad position
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:19 PM
 
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Tempted, but I'm not even really supposed to know this happened. If I did send a letter, it would put my other friend in a really bad position
Well, I wish both you and him luck. I can certainly understand the predicament you're in. I was lucky enough to emerge from anonymously warning the woman I knew without her knowing it was me.

I hope some method emerges so he can be informed before making this mistake.
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:22 PM
 
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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it's a two way street.

best bet, stay out of it and keep your anonymous letters to yourself. for all you know, the other partner is fully aware of the cheating.
What this person said. I feel bad for anyone who doesn't know they are being cheated on who proposes, but hey, we can't go around being private detectives for everybody. Such is the nature of relationships. Trust and a bit of luck.
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Astoria, NY
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Then be prepared to not have a friend any longer. I opened my big mouth to a friend of mine about an indiscretion his gilrfriend had. You would have thought I killed his pet dog. After a few months I was no longer in his circle of friends. The bearer of bad news always gets blamed in some way. Part of the human condition, happens all the time
Exactly, I was just about to say that. You think you're doing someone a favor, and the next thing you know, they're back with that individual and you're on the outs. Better just to keep your mouth shut.
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:35 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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....and they don't even know it.

Been seeing friends and friends of friends being proposed to from some really great guys and these guys have no idea their woman has cheated on them or been doing them dirty.

My heart literally sinks seeing the FB pictures and updates because these guys are literally so good to these girls and I wonder if the whole world knows what's going on but doesn't say anything.

I cannot lie and say I'm not tempted to send an anonymous letter, because I just feel SO guilty that these great guys are really being screwed over, but I know it's none of my business.


Depressing.
there's some quote about all it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing

i think that fits here
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Old 10-14-2011, 09:36 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Poor sucker. Never saw it coming. And when he does find out and gets indignated enough to grow a spine, he's gonna pay through the nose for having married her. Double life whammy. People have killed for less.. Eff marriage, it's a lose lose.
agreed 100%
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