## Step 2 - Reading

#### Am I cheating on my boyfriend?

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Well what can I say. My boyfriend and I are very distant from one another since he's gone back to school. So to pass time and enjoy life I would hang out with his best friend. We would go to have coffee, go to movies, we'd talk to each other three at four times a day, we'd even go clubbing together. Now I have fallen for him, and he’s not a dumb guy I think he knows. But now things with my boyfriend aren’t the best. He seems jealous, and I don’t want to let his best friend go. I know that if me and my boyfriend were to break up I'd lose what I have with his friend. So how do I have my cake and eat it too? Softlips
OK now, if my reading comprehension is correct, what you said is that you are basically in love... of have fallen for...your boyfriend's best friend. Then you say your boyfriend, who is a distance away, is a bit jealous and upset now... I wonder why? Then you complete your statement by implying that you need to stay with the boyfriend who's a bit jealous and upset because if you break up with him it will screw things up between you and his best friend, who you have fallen for. OK, fine! That's the most goofy reason for staying with a boyfriend I have ever heard of in my life and the first time I've seen something like this in reading well over 1,000 posts on this forum in the last three years. I am more dumbfounded than you are. Best of luck to you! Tony T
Thanks for your reply. Ok yes I do sound very dumb, however what I neglected to mention was that it was my bf who pushed him to take me out and keep me busy and likewise my bf would tell me when I'm bored I should call his buddy. The way I see it: my man had no time for me and his buddy wasn’t in school wasn’t working therefore he found someone to pawn me off to. And because we started spending time together there were things that I loved about him that my bf just couldn’t give me. I hope that makes more sense. I look forward to some more of your blunt advise. Thanks. Softlips

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Well what can I say. My boyfriend and I are very distant from one another since he's gone back to school. So to pass time and enjoy life I would hang out with his best friend. We would go to have coffee, go to movies, we'd talk to each other three at four times a day, we'd even go clubbing together. Now I have fallen for him, and he’s not a dumb guy I think he knows. But now things with my boyfriend aren’t the best. He seems jealous, and I don’t want to let his best friend go. I know that if me and my boyfriend were to break up I'd lose what I have with his friend. So how do I have my cake and eat it too? Softlips

OK now, if my reading comprehension is correct, what you said is that you are basically in love... of have fallen for...your boyfriend's best friend. Then you say your boyfriend, who is a distance away, is a bit jealous and upset now... I wonder why? Then you complete your statement by implying that you need to stay with the boyfriend who's a bit jealous and upset because if you break up with him it will screw things up between you and his best friend, who you have fallen for. OK, fine! That's the most goofy reason for staying with a boyfriend I have ever heard of in my life and the first time I've seen something like this in reading well over 1,000 posts on this forum in the last three years. I am more dumbfounded than you are. Best of luck to you! Tony T

Thanks for your reply. Ok yes I do sound very dumb, however what I neglected to mention was that it was my bf who pushed him to take me out and keep me busy and likewise my bf would tell me when I'm bored I should call his buddy. The way I see it: my man had no time for me and his buddy wasn’t in school wasn’t working therefore he found someone to pawn me off to. And because we started spending time together there were things that I loved about him that my bf just couldn’t give me. I hope that makes more sense. I look forward to some more of your blunt advise. Thanks. Softlips