When doing good is bad :)

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A recent experience reminded me of something unpleasant which happened a fews years back. I had this friend who was abroad with his family for many years. Whenever he comes home with his wife, he always makes it a point to call me to let me know that they're around. There were even a few occasions when he'd call via long distance to request me to do something for him like updating his account with the bank and some other petty matters. One time, when he came home with his wife and I happened to pass by their house, he confided to me that he and his wife had some problems. His wife was somewhat paranoid and suspected him to be having an affair with a mutual friend long time ago. The husband of the woman is also a friend. I know that this friend of mine (the one who went abroad) is an honest and faithful husband and, in fact, he's very easy to get along with everyone. My friend asked me if I could help him clear things up so I set up a meeting in our house with him and his wife and the woman his wife suspected together with the husband. My wife prepared some snacks and I fetched the two couples from their respective homes. We had a very lenghty meeting from the afternoon till early evening. My friend's wife was very insistent that her husband had an affair with our mutual friend. The poor woman's husband was just listening and smiling as my friend's wife dominated the discussion. He knew that his wife would not do the alleged affair. After the lenghty meeting, my wife and I were finally able to have the two couples shake hands and even hug. I then conducted the two couples separately to their homes. I thought everything was well now, only to know later that my friend's wife was gossiping everywhere, especially to colleagues and friends about the alleged affair. The sad part was that when we bumped into each other in the city (my wife had the same experience), the wife just snubbed me. They've come home several times since then and the husband never contacted me anymore. What a pity!