Dear Janet,
I have a good friend I’ve known for five years. She has been dating her boyfriend for three years now. I have known for about a year he cheats on her. He even hit on me the first year they were dating.
I kept my mouth shut not wanting to hurt her or have her mad at me. I saw him with two other women over the last year. I pulled him aside and told him he better stop doing this or I was going to tell my friend. He laughed at me, saying she would not believe me. Actually, I think she would, but again, I don’t want to hurt her. She knows I have no hidden agenda.
Now, this past month, I saw him with another woman walking in the mall. They were holding hands and seemed to be more than friends. I know he does not have any sisters. I also know my friend thinks everything is fine, or at least she has never mentioned anything to the contrary to me, and we are close.
Should I tell her? I know at this point it is not a one-time thing with him. If I should tell her, how do I do it, so she will be the least hurt and not be mad at me?