Dear Queenie,
I was out with a friend and we met this guy and she said she really liked him, so I made myself scarce and let her get better acquainted with him, but the next time I happened to meet up with him he asked me for a date and I went out with him. Now she’s mad at me for stealing him from her.
Queenie, did I do wrong? Should I back off and let her have him?—Feeling guilty
Dear Feeling guilty,
There is no reason for you to feel guilty. The fact that your friend liked this man does not mean he felt the same way about her, and I doubt that he would have turned to your friend if you had refused to date him. More likely, neither of you would ever have seen him again.
