please help me,my bestfriend is a mistress!

Philippines
August 26, 2011 2:15am CST
we are friends for more than 15 years right now. we got married, have kids and our friendship still remains. she is separated with her husband but they are not annulled yet. now here comes a very much married man, they became close with each other and started having an affair. i told my best friend that i hate what she's doing, and that she just make her married life more complicated, and the best thing for her to do is to stop the affair. she answered, she's just living this moment of her life and enjoys it. the other side that i hate about their relationship is that they always want me to be with them. a lot of times in refused, but they insist having me around. giving me all the favor so i could go with them. in fact, as i am writing this discussion, my mobile is ringing, my bestfriend is calling, an i am not answering it, knowing that she would request for my presence again. i hate what they are doing, because i know how it feels for a wife to be betrayed. i don't want to be part of it. my conscience won't let me sleep, knowing that by being with them, i am already one of them. please help me, how could i stop them? if i can't stop them, what should i tell them so they will stop bothering me?your response is highly appreciated!
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9 responses
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
27 Aug 11
What you're in now is a disaster waiting to happen and when it does you'll be caught in the middle. If you're not comfortable with what you're in then you can tell your friend and avoid them when they're together. The main reason why they want you around is for them to feel that what they're doing is right, somehow this lessens the guilt they feel every time they the think of their respective families. The kind of relationship they have is always being frowned upon by other people but with you around it makes them feel that it is somehow acceptable. I am not in the position to judge the relationship they're in but in most cases someone will eventually get hurt they may not realize that now or they choose to be blinded by the happiness they're feeling at the moment but as long as they don't break free from each of their relationship then someone is gonna get hurt in the process and I'm afraid its always the women whose always at the losing end.
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• Philippines
30 Aug 11
hi!thank you so much for your advice and response. you just said it right, what i am into right now is a disaster waiting to be happen. especially that i am so close with my friend's family. i know they will be hurt if they'll know the truth and i am to be blame somehow. the thought of it really makes me sad. with them having me around is a good idea, because by that, nobody will suspect about the relationship. this make me feel disappointed, i felt being used, and there are a lot of things that i may know which i don't want to. i hope my friend will wake up, before she will lost the people who truly loves her. same with the man, i hope he will realize what they are doing now will affect his family, but i think that's far to go, they are so blinded with the happiness they are feeling that they could not think of the right thing.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
31 Aug 11
We can't take the happiness from them but they have to see that that kind of happiness is temporary. I've been in almost the same predicament as yours. But I kept my secret since I don't want to be the one spilling the beans. When a friend found out about the relationship later on, I was confronted and asked why I have not spoken a word. I told her that I'm not in the position tell something that would ruin a family. had it not for the children the couple who have separated already. But somehow, my friend blamed me for keeping my silence that somehow put a strain on our friendship and I have not heard from them for years now.
@hafiz008 (450)
• India
26 Aug 11
I think you are doing the right thing. You must advice your friend about the consequences of their action and it will adversely effect on their kids. I think you must be in your stand and tell don't call me for to support your affair and you must understand that you are doing for the goodness of your friend. She will understand one day and wait for that moment. If it happens so please don't tease her it will further effects to her life. Good luck
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• Philippines
30 Aug 11
thank you for the response. thank you for you understand my situation. for now, i am into the point of giving up our friendship because of this. i hate to do this and i hate the man for it, but my friend has her great share of mistake too. i felt so uncomfortable being with them, especially that she brought the guy to our house. i don't want me to be seen by my kids tolerating their wrong act. my eldest is already seven years old and she would kept on asking me why her tita have another boyfriend when she is already married. i have a hard time explaining her the truth, i am afraid her young mind may misinterpret my explanations.
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@hafiz008 (450)
• India
30 Aug 11
Thanks for accepting my advice. I feel so sorry that there no change in your friends attitude. I think you must be away from her because it will effect adversely on your child. The you must stand in your opinion and must say firmly to her that you don't like that guy and relationship and don't bring him in my home.It better to break relationship because you must have to think about your kids, as they are more important to you. All one can do is advice the consequences and we cant compelled because she has grown up.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
27 Aug 11
It's up to you if you apply the common phrases for a friend "Wherever you will be happy, I'm here to support you" I know it's hard to decide if the person involve is the one whom you considered a part of your life which is your best friend. If it is against your conscience better don't support here and keep away yourself from the wrong doings she did. I think I knew her and several history already happened to her life. I am confused why she let his life ruin by making an appear to a married men. Why she is not coming to me which as of now I am single. If you want to receive a percentage share of his sin keep away from her wrong doings but still consider her as your best friend. Meaning, if she want you to be around while they are making an appear better to keep away your self. If ever they were caught you will not partake the mistakes.
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
thanks for the advice my friend. yeah, you know her, i used to tell you stories about her before. with the situation that she have right now, i am doing my best to keep away from her, to the extent of not answering her calls and turning down a lot of times her invitations to me. but she is very persistent, and she even brought the guy to our house. that time, i did not answer her calls and text messages, so she went to our house with the guy. i was very disappointed but i have to let them in so as not to lost my etiquette. oh,you're single as of now?and how come?you're still married my friend so it is still wrong to have an affair with you..hahaha anyway,thanks for the response,i appreciate it.
@waflay (2737)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Aug 11
I think she gets security she needed in you, that is why she always wants you around. She knows your presence in their affair limits simple mistakes she can make since 'I think' she don't trust the guy that much. On the other hand, she is making you as a cover up for their affair. She knows that no one will suspect this relationship if you are around. And if anything goes wrong, they will defend themselves using you as a witness. Its better you stand on your words and tell them you are not part of their game. In fact I suggest you tell them both.
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• Philippines
26 Aug 11
i think having me as a cover up for their affair is the most appropriate term, because they are already having an intimate affair. they would fetch me home late at night and they will go somewhere else to enjoy their "moment". personally, i am really against it. it is wrong in front of God and people, because they are both married. i already told my bestfriend about how i feel, but she keeps on insisting with what she wants. i can't tell the guy about it because we are not that close and besides, it is my bestfriend who would bother me to be with them. thank you for your advice waflay. i appreciate it.
• Philippines
27 Aug 11
hi churchill, i dont mean to sound negative but to call her a mistress doesnt really sound nice specially coming from the bestfriend... i have a friend who once did the same. i talked it out with her but i never insisted my opinions on her. i stayed with her as a friend but during her days of confusion, i distanced myself from her. i let her decide on her own but i was asking everyone around her how she was doing. when she decided finally to end the situation, i never said anything that would make her feel bad. she learned her lesson all along so i dont think i still need to add to all the hurt she's been through. there's no way you can actually make her stop. all she can ever think of at this time is herself and how she feels happy with how things are going for her.you can just talk things out with her and how all of it affects you. she might not listen to advices, but she will certainly appreciate you listening to her.
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• Philippines
30 Aug 11
hi!thank you for the response. i am sorry if calling her a "mistress" sounds negative, but this is reality and reality bites. whatever her reasons are, whatever her explanations will be, it won't make a difference, she's having an affair to a married man while she herself is still very much married, that makes her a mistress. i am a very understanding friend, i am beside her during the lowest times of her life and i love her dearly, but when she drags herself into situation like this, i am so disappointed and there's nothing that i want but to be far from her. it's not for anything else, but i am so hurt, deeply hurt seeing her destroying her life and committing a sin right before my eyes and i could not do anything to help her. i am devastated as well. i cannot hide my frustrations and make her believe that everything is ok because it is not. i should tell her things that may hurt her because i MUST. because for me, friendship isn't just all about tolerance and understanding, it also means guidance and corrections, because only a true friend can tell you your mistakes and help you correct it. others may just stay with you, and pretend that everything you do are good, but will destroy you behind your back. i am not like that, i am here to stay, remind her that what she's doing is a sin in front of God, and she MUST correct it.
• China
26 Aug 11
It confuses me. She is your best friend whatever she does or what she is doing. So maybe you should always remember this. But you think that thing is not a good thing. You can tell her but you can't help her choose. She have her own life and she is an adult now. So you can just give her some advice. You don't like being with them. You should tell her frankly. You should tell her what you feel. That's very important.
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• Philippines
26 Aug 11
yeah she is my bestfriend, but it doesn't mean that in my eyes, it corrects the mistake. i could always compromise between correct and mistake but i could never compromise between evil and good. i know i could not force her to choose the good thing, reason why i want to be out of their game. i am not happy with it, and she knows it. she knows the reasons why i don't answer her calls, and it make me sad, because she is my friend. that's the problem now, i don't want to hurt her, but i have to, to save myself from shame in the future, because i know, what they have won't remain discreet forever. sooner or later, their families will know about it. i don't want to be involve with it. thanks for the response.
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@navtech (1773)
• India
26 Aug 11
Dear Churchill, I appreciate your concern about your friend. Life is fully mystery and unpredicable. Therefore she should not use you as cover up. You better tell her point blank that you do not find any justification in her behaviour and request her to keep you out of this episode that she is enacting at present. This way you protect yourself so that your relationship with your best friend always maintained.
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
thank you for your response. i am making my distant from her right now. i know she already feels it. i am getting tired of giving her advices and listening to her explanations because no matter what she'll say, they are both married and they are committing adultery in the sight of God. and besides, i don't want to be in the position of the man's wife. it seems that i am also betraying her. i hope we could still save the friendship. but this is life, sometimes you need to make sacrifices to do the right thing, and i think these is one of those sacrifices.
@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
27 Aug 11
churchill1980, I hope that you will remember that God came for the sinners and not the perfects and as such, you should be compassionate for your friend where she is answerable for her actions. I hate to say that extra marital affairs are here to stay and we cannot stop them from happening. Also, the reasons for their appearance are just as many and unfathomable. Your best friend must have had a lot to handle with her marriage and its breakdown is certainly not one sided. I think for her, her separation indicates that it is already beyond recovery and as such, she is probably jumping onto this karmic relationship with reason(s) only known to her. Had she not considered her consequences? Is she unaware that she might even loose her entire share of matrimonial assets if her infidelity could be proven? I am sure, that she's fully aware or if she isn't, then as her best friend I believe you should have a person to person talk. It isn't really damnable to be in their company, and I am wondering if the Divine actually has a purpose for you. You could always bring out certain realistic topics for the both of them to consider e.g. what happens when the guy's wife discovers their affair? What's their future when he decides that he could not leave his wife for her? What about the children? Sometimes, people just like to live for the moment that they forgot that they are still on ground zero. Perhaps, you can be their wake up call and start thinking for themselves.
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
hi! thank you so much for your good advice. it is really sad that i have to be cruel with her, because i want her to be back to her senses. or if not, i want her to understand my situation. i am a married person too, i have my family. what if they will find out that i am "tolerating" her wrongdoings?what will my husband think if he will learn about my participation with the affair? he is working away from us, and i don't want him to think that i accept things like that if it will happen to our marriage. she really have a lot of reasons why she ended up the marriage with her ex husband, but they are not annuled yet. and whatever reasons it is, it will never correct the fact that she is committing adultery and that's something to deal with when she stand face to face with our creator. i already ask an advice from my pastor friend regarding this and he said as much as possible i should keep my distant from them but i should never forget that i am also accountable for my friend. i must give her advices to correct the sin she's committing but i must never forget to pray too, that it may end soon and they will realize their mistakes.
@shanemae (1025)
• Philippines
13 Sep 11
i see that you are stuck with this lie. it's hard to be a cover up. you knew everything and this makes you helpless. why don't you have a serious talk with your best friend? have you ever tried confronting her about you being annoyed because she made you somewhat like a cover up? confront her in the nicest way possible. i know you would because you are her best friend. maybe your friend needs your guidance too. try talking to her a lot about her situation. maybe she just need a little more reprimands from a friend. i know later on she would realize her mistake. just be there always for her maybe she was just looking for the love she didn't find from her husband.