Taking Sides
By TerryZ
@TerryZ (22076)
United States
June 9, 2007 9:48am CST
If your in a room with some people and you see a couple argueing. Do you try to help them out? Or do ignore it? If they come up to you and start talking then break out into an agruement do you walk away? Or do you chime in with them? Ive been in that situation a couple of times in my life. I dont like when a couple puts me on the spot about something that I have nothing to do with. So I tell them I dont want to take sides. And I simply walk away.
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7 responses
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
10 Jun 07
I will never get involved in someone elses Argument like you I will walk away and I still don't know how People will argue in front of other People
My Ex Husband always used to love pulling me down in front of his Friends and I never took the Bait I would walk away from him instead of starting an Argument in front of other People
@kumarravi (145)
• India
10 Jun 07
In my opinion we should be neutral and try to solve the problem between them and if no one is hearing or trying to understand and trying to solve my themselfs we should walk from there since they are not viewing in the third person sense so in my view we shoule be neutral and try to solve the problem.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I don't get involved in drama either. I tell the couple that they should take it home and talk about it there. Arguing is healthy in a relationship, but there is a time and place for everything and arguing in public is not the place.
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@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
9 Jun 07
Hello,terryZ,if i see someone is arguing,i will not help them out because I am not sure what they are arguing about,may be they are just arguing for some small stupid things,it is not fair to take sides on anyone,you better of walk away as it is not my business,it may even produce an adversed effect if you try to stop them especially if you know both of them.
@elshaddai123 (3981)
• Kottayam, India
9 Jun 07
if the argument brings problem better to avoid, but if it is genuine one can be justified I will side with the second.
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@boomshiki (62)
• Canada
10 Jun 07
I find that if two people are arguing with each other, I don't like sticking my nose in it.
Unless the matter directly concerns me, I just let them fight it out. I find something to distract myself until the argument is over. Sometimes I just leave. Putting yourself in the middle is just a way for you to drive a barrier between you and one of your friends.
@Windrunner (477)
• Pakistan
16 Jun 07
i have hardly been in such a situation , but my best bet is that i would remain neutral, cause i would not like to make an enemy out of the opposing person.
besides remaining neutral has its advantages, for example, nobody can blame you for taking sides. and whatever you say is not taken negative.
i have not been tried yet :)
