Hello, this is my first post on this forum. I just really needed help. But before I begin I want to mention that the problem I'm going to talk about does not involve me directly, it is about my best friend and her train wreck of a breakup.
We're in High School, my best friend (who I will refer to as "A", for privacy's sake) and her boyfriend (I'll call Z) have been dating for 11 months. A really likes Z, she finds him funny, cute, etc. But Z gets under her skin when he's with a group, he tries to be funny but ends up being rude and obnoxious. Me and Z are good friends at this point.
But a trivial fight between me and Z happen, and Z decides I'm not his friend any more. A is my best friend, she takes my side, which makes Z angry. Thus begins the downfall. Every time A tries to talk about her problems with him he shuts her up and she's had enough.
March comes along, by this time A has determined she doesn't want to be with Z any more. She's also found a new man who she really likes (I'll call him T). T also likes her back. A is "shy" for lack of a better word, she doesn't want to hurt Z. She doesn't want to be with him but they're still close. So she postpones the breakup until after March break, since he's on holiday.
During this time, her and T (who are good friends at this point) hangout more. Since she's bored and needs somebody available. They both really, really like each other. One thing lead to another and suddenly they're both half naked. I don't agree with her actions but I can understand that it wasn't at all intended.
March break is over, A has realized that they're no going back now. She breaks up with Z and less than a week later starts dating T. Everything was fine, until Z started using Tumblr. He lost his girlfriend and all his other friends because of this and is very angry.
Now, I'd like to point out that A is the kind of girl who gets really upset when people think wrongly of her. She also isn't one to cry for no reason. The things he said over Tumblr, the private conversations he uploaded, the sheer amount of hatred directed towards her put her in to tears. She, even now months later, still loses sleep and he still makes more posts. She's getting to school late, she's up all night reading through it and though she says, "I'm fine." I know her too well to believe it. And I can't sit buy and watch her tear herself apart.
This is why I come to you, I understand Z has every right to be mad. What she did was very, very wrong and she knows that. But how far is too far? Is publicly slandering somebody and throwing them in to a state of near depression a acceptable response? And as her friend, I feel like I should do something, I've tried talking to him and it didn't help at all, is there anything I can do besides tell her to move on?
Thanks a billion and a half,
Will