How would you handle this situation?

My advice, stay out of it. Getting involved in other people’s relationships, no matter how well intentioned you may be, is a sure-fire way to piss that person(s) off at you. Remain neutral, let them work it out themselves.

@Darth_Algar I’m asking because he wanted my advice, and he wants me to help. Should I just tell him then that I don’t know the best way to help and that I will be available to talk, and leave it at that?

That’d be the best bet.

@SergeantQueen I agree with @Darth_Algar that you have absolutely nothing to gain by getting involved in any way what so ever. If these people a your friends you need to honor that and stay out of any help/advice completely.

Poorly… best not to get involved.

This is really none of your business. It is for A, B, and C to work out, even if one asked for your advice.

Also, who made this rule up; …because it’s not very nice to date your best friends ex.? An ex from junior high school, that’s like adding a restriction because they shared a sandbox in kindergarten.

I’m with everyone else.

butt out

It’s going to get ugly and you don’t want to be sprayed with the mud.

I knew someone would say something about that.
I didn’t make it a rule. I personally wouldn’t like my best friend dating my ex. Partly because my ex and I were together for a year(and we were really close) and my friend is, in polite terms, promiscuous. The one is not happy that his friend is dating his ex, but it’s because they loved each other a lot and the feelings are obviously still there.

~You can have all in an orgy. Then everything is cool again. I don’t know if I’m serious or not? Sorry I couldn’t follow your logic tree. If I were in a similar situation I would focus on my studies and not get involved with the drama from relationships. One friend I would have rocked her world when I had the chance, but then I would have six kids and working at McDonalds at 40. I dodged a bullet.

I would say stay out of it, but because your friend asked for advice here you go.

Honestly I think both should get over person C. Obviously both have feelings for person C and it’s affecting their friendship. I don’t know. I just think friends should come before romantic relationships. The chances of the relationship lasting are so low.

What Darth Algar & others said. Be glad you’re not involved, and stay not involved, but offer listening and any solicited advice, and be honest if you have no idea what to do.

Personally, my opinion is that if A knew about B & C’s relationship, he would’ve been good & wise if he had consulted with B before approaching C. In the situation described, I’d say A’s job is to evaluate his relationships with B & C, but there’s no real info here about how to do that. It’s up to them to figure it out. Good counselors can help, with the people involved, in person.

1. stay out of it.
2. stay out of it.

3. don’t talk to friends about their relationships.

Nothing ever comes of talking to people about their romantic/other relationships. Turn the conversation to anything else. There simply is no upside to falling into the drama. What people do/decide to do is up to them. Who we fall in like/love/lust with isn’t going to change depending on who else they’ve been involved with. It doesn’t work that way.

B will never be cool with their relationship and wasn’t really all that invested in the friendship with A anyway since she won’t talk to her. Tell your friend to find a new girlfriend with less drama in her life.