Dear Jamie: I Think I Slept with My Friend's Girlfriend – Tell Him?

By That's PRD, November 2, 2017

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Dear Jamie is a regular series where our readers seek advice from Jamie, a Guangdong-based life coach.



Dear Jamie,

I met a really cool girl on Tinder a few weeks ago and we ended up spending a night together. I asked to meet up again but she blocked me.

Just today, I met my friend’s girlfriend and it was the same girl I met on Tinder.

Do I tell him? I’m worried that it will both ruin his relationship with his girlfriend and kill our friendship.

What’s the best way to handle this? Is mum the word?

-Confused in Shenzhen



Dear Confused,

Cue the dramatic organs, because we have a good ol’ fashioned Tinder plot twist – similar to a Planet of the Apes plot twist in that it results in loss of faith in humanity.

First: get your dates straight. How long has your friend and his new lass been exclusive – does your belly bumping fall outside their timeline?

If, on the other hand, you learn she betrayed your friend and you were a tool of the trade – well, you owe your friend the truth.

You see, relationships are fickle things: blooming, burning out, fading like embers in the wind… what I’m trying to say is: the end is nigh.

Sit down with your buddy and explain what happened. How he reacts is up to him, but don’t be surprised if he leaves the conversation shy a girlfriend and you on shaky ground for a while.

Look at the bright side, the ‘really cool’ girl might unblock you now. 

-Jamie



In a pickle? Relish it. Email me: Jamieinchina@outlook.com.

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