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Grrrrr, I get dragged into other peoples' arguments!

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lukewarmbath · 28/04/2014 09:58

Two friends of mine have recently had a falling out. I told them both that I didn't wish to get involved, even though they both wanted to discuss the fall out with me. Both friends are quite dramatic and I just didn't want to get involved. Anyway, it looks as though Friend A has decided that I have sided with Friend B, as now Friend A won't speak to me. Either that or she is annoyed that I refused to take sides.

Also a couple of years ago two other friends fell out, and again I didn't get involved. However one of them wrote something about the other on my Facebook wall. I deleted it immediately and told the friend I wasn't happy that she had written it, but the friend that it was about immediately fell out with me over it, even though I told her what had happened and that I was not involved. Now they are friends with each other again but this woman still won't speak to me.

How can I stop getting dragged into arguments? I make it pretty clear that I won't get involved. I don't "do" getting into other peoples' battles generally anyway.

Gah!

OP posts:
CogitoErgoSometimes · 28/04/2014 10:01

You can't stop it if other people are a) determined to involve you and b) determined to blame you. Make different friends?

ThePriory · 28/04/2014 11:16

It's not really your fault if all your friends are falling out and involving you... these things do blow over.

Once you are all older, with maturity these things don't occur so much, if at all...

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