I (26F) have known my best friend (25F) for 8 years, lets call her Natasha (Fake name). We met while we were at uni, during our third year Colin (30M) transferred onto our course. They were 21 and 26 at the time. By the end of our final year they had entered into a serious relationship. It’s important to note that Colin and I were friends before they got together (I actually somewhat got them together)
Well a few days ago I found out Colin planned to break up with Natasha today, after a series of issues I wont get into. He claims he still cares about her but is no longer in love with her. I didn’t know what to do and the guilt was eating me up over whether to tell her or not. I had so many questions in my head. Do I tell her? Is it my place? What if I make it worse?
I also work night shifts so havent really had an appropriate time to speak to her and didn’t think a text message would go over well…So I didn’t tell her. He broke up with her today and told her that I already knew. Of course Natasha was devastated, she felt betrayed and angry. We had a very long talk about it and she understands I was in a difficult position, but I feel like the worst person in the world. I don’t know how to regain her trust or earn her forgiveness as I’ve never been in this position before. I always prided myself on being a good friend. How do I fix this and help my friend to heal?
TL:DR TIFU by not telling my best friend she was about to be dumped. Now she’s hurt, betrayed and I dont know how to fix it.
