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I have never seen so much advice I consider to be bad in one thread and I'm sorry you have decided to follow it.
By all means, tell him. At the very least tell Kyle he has one chance to tell Dan before you do.
One of the fatal mistakes a person can make is trusting someone who is not trustworthy. It is one thing if both of them have (or want to have) a non-monogamous relationship.
But if Kyle wants to make out with other boys, Kyle should be proud of it, not shameful, manipulative, and controlling, Dan should know all about it, Dan should be cool with it, and he should think it is hot. If not, then something is seriously wrong.
What if what Dan decides to do in bed with Kyle is based on trusting Kyle's word about being monogamous? Kissing other guys could just be the tip of the iceberg as far as Kyle's extra-curricular activities go, and if that is true, then Dan could be at real risk to his health from Kyle.
You can shine the light of day on this situation. If Kyle ends up hating you, so what? If Dan ends up hating you, so what? If he wants to stick his head in the sand so be it. You say you are Dan's friend. Maybe you don't know how to tell him now, but what would you tell him when he's trying to figure out how he got infected with something Kyle brings home? "Oh, sorry, mate. I knew this would probably happen years ago after that party on the balcony, but it wasn't any of my business."
That is the most dramatic possibility, but it is a real possibility and it can be totally avoided if Kyle is honest about what he wants. Do you really want your friend Dan to be blindly dating a guy who goes behind his back?
I'm inclined to wanna put myself in Dan's shoes. I would definately wanna know whether the doos (swearword for a prick in Afrikaans) I'm dating is cheating on me. I prolly won't take the news too well, but I won't kill the messenger.
I know people feel differently about this - but do you guys that are advising to stay out of it not wanna know when your SO is cheating on you? I would understand it if it's coming from someone that's not really trustworthy, but from someone you've been friends with for a long time?
I'm not like most normal people, so yeah, I'd want to know. And there's the thing about telling--a lot of normal people will not hear the news and go "thank you so much for telling me, my good friend. Now excuse me while I get rid of the loser."
No, unfortunately, when it comes to love, people don't make sense. Dan is just as likely to look at Adam and call him a liar. He might even suspect Kyle himself, but not wanting to deal with the truth, he turns on Adam. Then he and Kyle stay together, and they turn all of the other friends in the circle against Adam. Or people find out and everyone starts choosing sides as to who is at fault, should Adam have told, etc. Suddenly, everyone is part of the drama.
Or maybe Adam tells Dan, and Dan believes him. Shocked because he didn't suspect and had not had time to grow to accept the idea, he confronts Kyle and there is violence. Someone gets hurt.
Or Adam tells Dan, and Dan gets rid of Kyle as a boyfriend. Dan gets lonely, resents having to face the truth, turns against Adam anyway. Again, sides are drawn, everyone gets involved, friendships are ruined.
Or Adam tells Dan, and Dan tells Adam to mind his own business. Turns out Dan cheats too.
Or Dan can't handle knowing and kills himself.
Or Adam tells Dan, and Kyle, knowing a little something about Adam's history with guys, lies to Dan and tells him that what really happened was Adam was drunk at the party and put the moves on Kyle. When he was turned down, he threatened to tell Dan if Kyle wouldn't have sex with him. Dan is aghast and believes Kyle (partly because we tend to choose our love over the truth), and now Adam's reputation with his friends is ruined.
People do not act rationally in situations like this. How nice it would be to just tell your friend and have it all work out--but that just doesn't happen as often as it should, and very often it's not the cheater who loses, but the concerned friend who got involved.
What the hell should I do???








