should I warn him?

United States
August 17, 2007 9:45am CST
I have a friend who is doing something wrong and i dont think he should do it. my other friend is setting him up to get caught. should I warn him or just stay out of it? I care about them both alot. what he is doing indirectly affects her.
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• United States
17 Aug 07
Ladybug565 this is a tough one, if you warn your friend that what he is doing will eventually cause him to fall then you will have put yourself in the way of the other friend resulting in her being angry with you. Sometimes its best to stay out of the situation so that you won't have to be in the midst of confussion. I understand that you care about them but I have a freind that got in the middle of a situation and ended up losing both her friends. If you feel that you must say something then its best to give sublte hints so that if it does come out that you knew then he can't say that you didn't give out a hint that something was wrong with the situation at hand. Hope this helps ladybug565.
• United States
18 Aug 07
thank you . I defenatly wouldnt want to lose either friend!
• United States
18 Aug 07
thanks, oneandonemakessix, I only have maybee 5 friends total. I am very picky with my friends and am usually quite the loner. it is a very tough situation. Im sure I will decide what to do soon though. and I am sure that it will work out one way or another.
@wiccania (3360)
• United States
17 Aug 07
Tell the friend who is setting him up not to, or you'll tell him. If that friend refuses, then you tell the friend who is being set up.
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• United States
18 Aug 07
thanks.
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
17 Aug 07
I think if it was my friend I would warn them , by doing so you may keep more than one person from getting hurt.
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• United States
17 Aug 07
I never thought about it like that, thanks.
• United States
17 Aug 07
Let's face it: These two friends are both individuals with minds of their own. They will do what they want no matter what you say or do. If you get too involved, this could backfire on you, and you could lose two good friends that you seem to care alot about. Sometimes, the less YOU know, the better. In my opinion, I would take each aside and say my piece, tell them each that you care about them and you don't want to see either hurt or to mess up. Give your bit of advice. To one: tell them you think that they would do better not setting up a friend if they value the friendship. To the other: tell them that they would do best by keeping themselves out of trouble. Then, back off. You've said what you need to say. If they don't listen, the choice is theirs and theirs alone. The best thing you could do in that instance is to just BE THERE for them when they mess up. That's what a real, good, true friend does anyway. They try to save you from doing things that will hurt you, but they are also there when you take a fall. Good luck, I hope everything is okay for you all.
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• United States
17 Aug 07
thank you. you have good points.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
3 Sep 07
Wow I hope I am not too late with this one.. I would talk to both of them and tell them that you don't agree with what they are going to do and then Pray...
• United States
3 Sep 07
thanks, the problem actually worked itself out I found out that she was just making it up to start trouble. She has moved on and it is overwith. but thanks.
@mistissa (1349)
• Netherlands
17 Aug 07
You should tell the friend who is setting up the other that he should not do it, because it is not very nice. Furhter there is not much you can do, maybe you could also tell him that you are going to warn the other friend
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• United States
17 Aug 07
thanks, this is tough because I care about both of them.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
18 Aug 07
This is tricky. I know a lot of people are saying that you should tell your other friend not to set him up, but if what he is doing indirectly affects her, than it is not very fair for him to continue to do what he is doing. Telling him to stop what he is doing may not do any good - he must know that what he is doing is wrong, and he is still doing it. But maybe you could point out that what he is doing is affecting other people. I don't know. My first instinct would be to stay out of it.
• United States
18 Aug 07
thanks. that is probably good advice.
• India
18 Oct 07
See, if you are a true friend, you have the complete responsibility to save your friends from any trouble. You should take all the measures to help them out.
• China
18 Oct 07
you know it is bad to advise to do something. but you can tell him but not to do more than once.