A couple of years ago, I had an interesting ethical dilemma. One of my friends, whom I'll call Bob, started dating a nice girl who I knew. I'll call her Erica. Things seemed to be going well for them, they were a cute couple, etc. etc.
After a few months, however, it things weren't going as well in their relationship. Bob started spending some time again with an ex-girlfriend of his, who I'll call Hilary. Erica didn't know about Bob spending time with Hilary, and Bob wanted to keep it that way.
Rumors get around, however, and Erica must have heard something, because one day she approached me and asked me if anything was going on between Bob and Hilary.
I wasn't sure what to do. On the one hand, I felt a duty to be loyal to my friend Bob and not say anything. I also felt like it wasn't my place to get involved. On the other hand, though, Bob was doing something wrong and I didn't want to support it. I also didn't feel comfortable lying to Erica.
In the end, I wound up telling her I had heard rumors, but if she wanted to know the truth, she should just talk to Bob about it.
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