You have to wonder what the motivations are behind asking. My money is on that it's a cry for attention. These people are more likely to be caught because they talking about their affairs with other people - and the more people who know, the more likely the injured parties are of finding out. They're either desperate to boast about their extended sex-life or want your sympathy of the desperate acts they've had to resort to in their relationship.
That said, if you're going to meet up with someone off the internet, for safety's sake it's probably best to tell someone you trust where you're going.
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This is a tricky situation. If you are friends with the one being cheated on, then you will be lying to a friend... Which is a shitty thing to do. Friendship or any kind of relationship (in my opinion) is built on trust. So to be an Alibi for a friend that is screwing over another friend -- I would probably say no.
If the one asking me to be an alibi is screwing over someone I have never met or don´t know, I think I would be more inclined to help out.
I have done this a couple of times and really didnt feel good about it. All of the times I did not really know the other person very well. But if I was very friendly with both of the people, I really would prefer to not get involved in it as I would feel like I was betraying one friend for another
Totally depends, as you say, on how well you know the person who's getting cheated on.
It makes you feel like crap anyway so i tend to turn a blind eye and not participate at all; 'It's their relationship, they can screw it up.'
No, I havent been asked before and if I was I'll flat out refuse to partake in his/her web of lies. I would lose respect for my friend. I think its always better to tell the truth. The act of lying hurts more than the truth. Particularly when you know that he's cheating and he knows that you know too but wont admit to it.
Never...
My mom taught me to always tell the truth. That way, you won't have any trouble keeping your story straight.
I wouldn't like it and I'd say no.
At first blush my impulse would be no, I'm not going to lie for you. Since I have never been asked to do this perhaps it's easy to tell you I would say no. But as you said, the more I contemplate the question you pose, and imagine the friend or the situation, the more my answer evolves. Would I cover for my best friend in a one time "save his life" kind of situation? It's hard to refuse. Would I put up with it on a regular basis? No. So where is my answer in thta? Somewhere in the middle.
Yes, and they were both friends of mine. Fortunately, the only time it came up, my friend was actually doing something legitimate. But I didn't like it. It's not my business so I stayed out, but it made me feel uncomfortable.
