LowPlainsDrifter
Senior Don Juan
Sorry, I'm horrible - A really good friend of mine is getting divorced after only a year of marriage, and I knew it wouldn't work out, well before he proposed. Aside from feeling sympathetic toward his plight, my next biggest feeling was "I knew it would happen - I told you so."
I never felt it was my place to say, "don't do it." The closest I came was when he asked me if he should propose, I said, "if it doesn't feel right, don't get married just so you can preserve the four years you spent with her up to that point."
I saw a lot of signs that it was going to be rocky or about to crash and burn.
We're pretty open with each other, but I'm not sure I should detail what I saw that tipped me off. I want to do this in the spirit of helping him avoid a future mistake, not gloating over how right I was.
It should be noted that he talks and acts like his usual self - he seems more relieved that it's over than sad or anything. Financially, it doesn't seem like he's gonna get raked over too badly.
Anyone here have advice?
I never felt it was my place to say, "don't do it." The closest I came was when he asked me if he should propose, I said, "if it doesn't feel right, don't get married just so you can preserve the four years you spent with her up to that point."
I saw a lot of signs that it was going to be rocky or about to crash and burn.
We're pretty open with each other, but I'm not sure I should detail what I saw that tipped me off. I want to do this in the spirit of helping him avoid a future mistake, not gloating over how right I was.
It should be noted that he talks and acts like his usual self - he seems more relieved that it's over than sad or anything. Financially, it doesn't seem like he's gonna get raked over too badly.
Anyone here have advice?