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Well, a rumor got spread about me at school last year that was completely untrue, and someone who was one of my absolute best friends believed it. He's a boy, and I'm a girl, and I guess it was just very dissapointing to have him believe it..I wouldn't have expected it out of him. (and the rumor didnt have anything to do with another guy, or him, or anything) Well, after he heard about it he stopped talking to me. Just completely ignored me, etc, so I did the same back. And it was hard, because we were very good friends, but hey, I didn't want to be friends with someone who would think I'd sink that low.
Anyway, two nights ago he called me and just out of the blue asked ME why I stopped talking to him. I explained the whole situation & he sounded very sorry. He told me if I ever have a problem to come to him about it. He said he hated when we weren't talking, hanging out, etc.
My problem is, I just don't know if I can believe it. He is a VERY sincere person, that's why I was so shocked when he just believed the rumor about me, and wouldn't come to ME to ask me about it. But idk, we talked for an hour on the phone and he said he hated that I didn't talk to him, etc, and that we basically weren't friends. I think I'm just confused, and wondering if I should believe that he didn't talk behind my back and stuff the whole time he believed the rumor?
I would expect that he has talked about you behind your back. How could he hear and believe a rumor if there wasn't some sort of verbal exchange. What you have to do is decide if you want to forgive him for not coming to you and talking to you about what he heard before making a decision about what may or may not have happened. What I think you should consider when you are making this decision is that everyone makes errors in judgment. He's young and trying to learn how to interact w/others as well as discern what is real and not real. If you stop being friends w/everyone who makes an error in judgment than you will end up w/no friends. Think of it this way. How would it be if every time you made an error in judgment your family wouldn't have anything more to do w/you. Yes, you have every right to be mad at him. Yes, you should share your anger and disappointment in his behavior w/him. He needs to know how thoughtless his behavior was and how hurtful it was to your friendship. Let him know that you are hesitant to be his friend again if he could so easily believe something w/o talking to you first. You deserve to be able to do this, but don't eliminate him from your life. If he's proven to you in the past to be a solid friend, than he deserves a second chance. Good luck!
Namaste!
LULABELLE
(Rating: 5) Thank you very much, your advice was most appreciated. :]