inspired by recent events that, thankfully, did not directly affect me

[dilemma]

The Rules for Hitting on a Friend (work in progress)

1. Don't do it. Rule One is simple. If you're stupid enough or think you're smart enough (and note that those are not different things) to try, keep going.

2. Try to make sure they're interested in you, too. Friends hitting on friends can change the dynamic of a friendship instantly. Maybe you'

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[hattrickflyer]

4C - alcohol helps, but only if you play it right. You want to have had little enough that you're in full control of yourself, but just enough that later you can say "Wow, I said that when I was drunk? Sorry for making an ass of myself." Even if that's BS, and the friend knows it's BS, it's a handy little lie that can save everything (yes, that's from experience, doing it both drinking and not).

[dilemma]

Completely agreed. Little white lies are wonderful social band-aids.