What do you do when your best friend is cheating on her boyfriend?
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What do you do when your best friend is cheating on her boyfriend?
9 Principles to Remember:
- This is her crisis, not yours.
- Nurture yourself and your relationships.
- Don’t make it personal.
- Draw your boundaries.
- You are her friend, not her counselor.
- Acknowledge that she is still a good person.
- Her feelings are real.
- Be mindful of our judgment.
What should I do if my friend is cheating on her partner?
Here’s what you should do instead: 1. Be honest. She’s your best friend, so she’ll value your honesty. Tell her what you really think. Yes, she’s being unfair to her partner. Yes, she risks wrecking her life. Getting real with her will help her to figure things out and hopefully get a reality check, but give it to her kindly. 2. Focus on support.
What should I do if my friend is being unfair?
It doesn’t have to be so extreme. Here’s what you should do instead: 1. Be honest. She’s your best friend, so she’ll value your honesty. Tell her what you really think. Yes, she’s being unfair to her partner. Yes, she risks wrecking her life.
Should I take sides in a friendship with my friend’s boyfriend?
Don’t take sides if her boyfriend is a mutual friend. It might be tempting to take your friend’s partner’s side in all this because he’s the victim, especially if he’s a friend of yours, but this can cause more drama and upset between all of you. The best thing you can do is detach from the drama and be neutral.
What do good girls like to do when a Guy cheats?
“Good girls like to empower their fellow girls.” 3. Her general advice when it comes to cheating, men or women, is this: “You stay out of it unless you are in a situation where you can confront the cheater and make him/her realize that what they’re doing is inappropriate.” So, go straight to the troublemaker.