Getting in-between two people? i'm confused

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19 Sep 2013 01:54 #118832 by
Maybe someone on here can help me with my confusion.
I have been told that i got in-between two friends ( one is a mutual friend) and yet i did nothing of the sort. I've been told that i have been using one of my friends to get at the other person yet myself and this friend came to a mutual agreement to not speak of that other person. So, the question is... how am i possibly the reason for the problems they are having? and another question how am i possibly using this person to get at the other?
To give some background these two people were close beforehand and i let them do what they want but one person started to hang out with myself more often than before hand.

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19 Sep 2013 02:01 #118834 by
Well that is rather vague, but let me make sure I am tracking before I offer advice.

A and B were friends before you got there. Then you started hanging out with friend A. Friend B says that you are distracting from the relationship A and B had. You have an agreement with A that you will not talk about B. A and B are having issues and B says that you are using A to get at the other?

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19 Sep 2013 02:06 #118835 by
Guess i'll have to give more information. was trying to decide between how much information to give.
So i was friends with A and was in a Romantic relationship with B. A and B became extremely good friends and i slowly backed off from A. and then after B broke up with me They became best friends. Now I have become Best friends with A and B believes i am just using A to get at B. But A and myself have an agreement not to talk about B. so i guess i needed to add a little background information

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19 Sep 2013 02:22 - 19 Sep 2013 02:23 #118837 by
Yes, thank you. That makes it much easier to follow.

Romantic involvement does tend to complicate things.

This does not appear to be your fault. It sounds to me like the paranoia and resentment that someone else harbors. You can only control your own choices.

It sounds to me like this is something that either needs to be worked out between you all, or things will reach a point that you will have to make a choice between them. Ignoring the issues between you will ultimately drive you apart regardless. B will need to be discussed at some point.
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19 Sep 2013 03:10 #118849 by
This was my thought about it as well yet i have heard this from multiple people which is what is causing the confusion. Both myself and person A do not see it as such which is really what matters. But i do feel bad that my friendship with person A has pushed their friendship apart to the point where person A doesn't care if B comes back or not.

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19 Sep 2013 03:46 #118862 by
It sounds kind of callous to say that it isn't your problem, but you get to choose who your friends are.

So do they.

If you choose one, you can very likely alienate the other. But it sounds to me like one of them is doing a fairly good job alienating themselves.

If you want to be the relationship fixer and try to reconcile the two, prepare yourself for drama. If you are not interested in mending that relationship, that too will have consequences. There is no way to avoid the drama, the only difference is what end is accomplished.

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19 Sep 2013 03:53 #118865 by
i can only help one and hope they will fix it themselves. but thank you. granted i would like to hear others thoughts on this as well. i know it is not a huge thing but it is something that is occurring in my life that is making my mind unsettled

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19 Sep 2013 06:38 #118893 by Alethea Thompson
Are A and B both the same gender? If they are, that could explain a GREAT DEAL of the problem- especially if they are women- to which I'll make the statement that they just need to deal with that problem on their own, and if B wants to make something of it, you can get a message to B, then she needs to be made aware that you're not involving yourself in the problem until she confronts you directly. When she does, then tell her she needs to have a serious talk with A.

That's assuming they are both women.

Assuming they are both men, don't even go into the realm of telling B to "man up", just completely stay out of it. If they are opposite genders, encourage A to confront B on the issue so that they can put all of this behind them and move on with their lives either together or separately. But also be sure to let A know that the decision is theirs, you have nothing to do with it.

That's my advice.

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19 Sep 2013 12:57 #118907 by
A and B are both male

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19 Sep 2013 13:11 #118910 by Jestor

Andy Spalding wrote: It sounds kind of callous to say that it isn't your problem, but you get to choose who your friends are.

So do they.

If you choose one, you can very likely alienate the other. But it sounds to me like one of them is doing a fairly good job alienating themselves.

If you want to be the relationship fixer and try to reconcile the two, prepare yourself for drama. If you are not interested in mending that relationship, that too will have consequences. There is no way to avoid the drama, the only difference is what end is accomplished.


Agreed...

You have a choice to make... Get involved between the two, or do not...

Things either get brought up when you are ready, or they will make themselves ready, and you may not be ready then...

Are you goingvto be with this person for the rest of your life?

There are so many questions, and we can only offer advice, based on what you have provided versus our experiences...

You will deal with any fallout, so, you just have to be ready...

I've gotten involved and wished i hadn't, and have been glad I did....

If an issue is between me and another, i confront the issue on my terms...

Between others, I try to offer advice, but ultimately its not for me to say... There could be other factors between the two that you are unaware about...

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