My Friends Broke Up! Which Friend Do I Keep?
Dear Ponti,
I have two friends who’ve broken up. One told me terrible things about the other, but I don’t know how to address that with the second friend. If I believe the person who told me, it might put them in danger to discuss it, but I have known the other one longer and don’t want to assume it’s true and stop being friends with them. Any advice?
– Torn
Dear Torn,
Whenever a couple breaks up, questions of loyalty surface. Do you try to maintain your friendships with both people? Do you remain loyal to the friend you’ve known the longest? Do you take the side of the friend who has been the most wronged?
Years ago, a friend-couple I knew announced they were getting a divorce. Let’s call them Fiona and Sean. I worked with Sean and eventually came to be friends with both him and his…
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