Dear Jasmine,
A good friend of mine from work confided in me that she entered into a sexual relationship with one of our coworkers. She is a married woman with children and so is the coworker.
Our families have spent time together and my husband and I consider her husband to be a friend. Since she told me a year ago of the relationship and she has denied having continued the relationship. I know that she has not been telling me the truth and every day she lies more to me.
I want to know if I should stop being her friend because of her lying to me. I also feel like I’m betraying her husband by withholding this information. Should I tell him?
Kathy
New Jersey
Dear Kathy,
I think that her husband does need to know but the person to tell him is not you. I think that you should tell your friend that she needs to be honest with her husband because you and your husband do not want to have to feel that you guys are lying to him too.
Keep in mind that this is the work place so be careful to not let this affect your work environment. I think the best thing for you to do is to steer clear of this friend and her husband and let them work out their problems on their own but don’t participate in it.
Always here,
Jasmine
