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How do you help comfort a friend(co-worker) when you...........?

go with her to catch her boyfriend in a lie?.....We drove an hour away to his house to see if he really went out of town(like he said)and started suspecting he lied,he calls her on the cell & tells her he just got to his hotel,& just then we see his car pass us.We follow....just to see him pull in the driveway of his "wifes house" which he promised he was not with anymore!!!!!He was supposedly going through divorce....but we saw that he is living with her!!!!!!How do I help my friend get through the pain?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It is a difficult situation. First of all this guy sounds like a real jerk and a liar. He should not have been dating anyone until he was divorced and truly "single". It sounds as though he was actually cheating on his wife with your friend. Although she is in pain, it is probably best that she found out now the truth. He obviously is dishonest and not really ready to let go of his wife. Just be a good friend to listen when she needs to talk about it. Encurage her to stay awa from him because it seems he will ony continue to hurt her. Listening can sometimes be the best thing. Just be supportive in any way that you are able, but don't let yourself get caught up in too much drama.

  • 1 decade ago

    You need to let her feel the pain because she should not have went out with someone that was married in the first place. Maybe she will learn a valuable lesson from all that she has to go through. Tell her next time to find someone that is actually single then, maybe she won't get hurt by going out with him. What makes people think that it's ok to have affairs anyway.

  • 1 decade ago

    first of all cheating is UNACCEPTABLE!well right now what she need is someone with her..a friend who's there to listen and not judge..give her advice only if she asked..that is a big blow to her..just be with her every step of the way so she wont feel lonely.i think there's a part of her thinking what went wrong and why did it happen to her..give her sometime to think it through and deal with it RATIONALLY.dont let her do some actions while she's angry coz sometimes people tend to make wrong decisions when they're angry and then regret it after.she really need time to think..then what you can do go out with her..what she need is to divert her attention to other stuff that she likes to do. i know its hard but she need to help her self too or else you cant help her because you need her cooperation so you'll be able to help her.i know it takes time to heal.let her know that acceptance is the way to recovery..urgh!nobody deserves to be cheated..good luck to you and your friend ;)

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    5 years ago

    Upon examining this, my preliminary reaction replaced into to think of "that's hilarious". He irons his shirts in his cubicle?? classic! yet a guy or woman like that would actual get on my nerves; I understand your predicament. It makes it even harder to tell him to close up if he isn't certainly conscious that he's being so loud just to be humorous or to be a jerk or regardless of, then you definately would desire to assert "close up bob!" and in keeping with possibility he could giggle and settle down. yet while this guy is relatively like this, meaning he does not have any theory that he's doing something "incorrect", or being too loud, extra exceedingly. What i could do is physique of strategies your supervisor, supervisor, whoever you probable can that has authority over him, and relatively relatively be undemanding approximately how lots he bothers you on a on a regular basis foundation and how you realize he bothers individuals around you as properly. Your boss or supervisor would desire to hearken to you, and that they'd desire to be those to talk to him approximately it in a professional way as you mentioned. I certainly have a feeling that this is often actual resolved, yet once you boss, supervisor, or supervisor is unwilling to help, or they only blow it off, you would be able to would desire to take concerns into your guy or woman palms. if that's so, i could wait until after artwork at some point and seek advice from him away and out of earshot from all and sundry else -- you do not elect to embarrass him. tell him which you in simple terms elect to be undemanding with him, that this is annoying to pay interest on your artwork simply by fact he's being so loud, and show which you realize he isn't doing it on objective (if he isn't). in simple terms be advantageous approximately it and ask him if there is any way he can "tone it down a notch" or something to that result. Yeah it would desire to be variety of awkward in case you will desire to do it, yet you would be happy you probably did if that's what it takes for him to ultimately get the hint or regardless of.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sorry, but I would of busted up laughing when he drove by and would of called his cell phone and told him he sure is rude, he didn't wave to us when he passed by. But that's ok, we'll just follow him and honk non stop as we're the friendly type. I'd of had him so shook up and had my friend busting up laughing too.

  • 1 decade ago

    You don't. She is a dumba$$... she knew that man was lying to her. She got what she asked for. If she had to drive for an hour to see what she already knew... what the hell is she crying for. AND... to top it off... she is NOT going to stop seeing him... so all of the ice cream, crying, I am woman hear me roar moments you have for the next two weeks... she will be sleeping with him again any minute... don't even bother.

  • 1 decade ago

    Ouch...This is why i never dated someone who was getting divorced...Ugh Just be there for her, in a good way its good she saw this with her own two eyes, lucky thing you where with her...I may have knocked on the door and announced i was there, very loudly...but im evil....

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    this is where u have to be brave and tell her the truth (which she knows but denies coz she loves him)... the truth is that he has betrayed her trust... why live with a man who u cant trust... wht live a life in constant doubt... the best thing is to tell her to leave him... life is simple it does need to get complicated... he is going to betray her trust and that will break her down.... instead just help her get out of this miserable relationship....

  • 1 decade ago

    Tell the wife cuz if my husband was doing that I would want to know. (I'm not married)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Just be there for her. Keep her occupied. Make sure she doesn't go back to him.

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