Heheheh Yea they would probably die. *Swings bat over my shoulder*

My best friend is my boyfriend...*joins in the clone threeway*

1) Probably, but after not talking to them at all for months.
2/3) No, that is not cool on nearly every possible level.

^ that

Would you be able to forgive your best friend?
This depends on whether or not permission was granted for the milieu. Assuming no permission, this would be a pretty grievous breach of trust.

Would your answer change based on how long you've been dating your SO? Explain.
Assuming permission was not granted, the length of attachment to either person is insignificant. It takes two to tango, and both have to make the decision to go against the will of another. If they'll do it once they'll do it again.

Would your answer change based on how long you've known your best friend? Explain.
See above.

-Would you be able to forgive your best friend?

Well depends my last relationship, Was an open relationship and it was fine. {For a while.}
But the one im in now is a close relationship, And if my friend did that with this guy i would take us all out. -w-

-Would your answer change based on how long you've been dating your SO? Explain.
Well not really.

-Would your answer change based on how long you've known your best friend? Explain.
See above.

that'd be pretty weird considering they're both straight males buuut-
"would you be able to forgive your best friend?" - only because of who he is. if it was any of my other best friends in the past, no.
"would your answer change based on how long you've been dating your SO?" no, length of time does not matter, only the amount of feeling you have for them. if they feel like it's okay to cheat and you haven't done anything to persuade them to, then they've felt that way all along.
"would your answer change based on how long you've known your best friend?" no, see above.

Relationship is done, period

Id honestly be very murr and id ask to join in~ hehe~

I'd kill them....
end of it

unless True Rape had happened

but yes, they would have to get out of town, because I Would put them in the hospital

I'd join in. If I wasn't aware of it beforehand, I'd join in without lube! XD

I kinda got to witness this between my two roommates... Of course, the best friend is also the SO's ex, which only made things all the more... "interesting". No sex actually happened in this instance, but there was flirting and such, followed by much drama.

I feel bad for saying so, but I was somewhat amused by how the couple would have this huge argument, with shouting and crying and everything, and then a couple hours later they'd be having sex. >.>

Sounds like a setup for a 3way

The best friend wouldn't be my best friend anymore.

The SO would have some 'splainin' to do. It would definitely be over if protection were not involved, whether she gets pregnant or not.

Behind my back, or with permission?
And did I find out on my own, or she told me? =P

I'm quite open-minded, and we're on a kinda open master/pet relationship. She knows I like other girls, but I've never gone after one behind her back. And I expect just the same for her, if she asks permission, I most probably agree =P

First i'd be shocked since my best friend is completely straight.

And as much as I love my mate I don't think I could forgive him or my friend.

That's a tough pill to swallow since - based on personal experience - its hard to forgive and to be forgiven after such an act, but if it's between friends and not absolute spouses then it's most likely something that can be reformed with time, persistent discussions and lots of direct "positive" confrontation. Weed it out, don't let it brew and fester, then perhaps over time the true determination will yield to who deserves a place in one's heart as a friend and who becomes categorized indubitably as an enemy. Honestly though, I'd probably just wind up writing a story about it first-hand then publish it and expose the situation to the general public in order to sit back and watch the turmoil gain first-hand notoriety, along with many unabashed opinions. That worked once before, I don't see how it couldn't work again!

threesome!!!

wooo would depend. if not open ... bad - trust and all kinds of other things messed up. if open was it a mutally agreed upon person, kinda depends on the situation ya know.

if i found out after i woulds ask how it was
if i caught them i would join in

Best friend.. is mans best friend ;3

Would you be able to forgive your best friend?
Well this happened....and he ultimately took him. but in the end, the majority of instigation was on the side of my boyfriend and he was manipulative to my best friend. Well they broke up. I'm dating my best friend now.

Would your answer change based on how long you've been dating your SO? Explain.
Don't know. My boyfriend at the time did prove to be a cheat and a liar.

Would your answer change based on how long you've known your best friend? Explain.
Yes, if it were shorter and i didn't know more of him.

If you can't forgive, could you forget?
Even if you did forgive, it is ignorant to forget anything. Forgetting means you would disregard that happening, which risks having history repeat itself. You should remember so you are wiser in the future. However this does not mean to dwell. You shouldn't forget, but you should come to terms with it. Only simply remember how it happened and that it happened, but never let it bother you or think about it too much. The goal here is to move on and find something new to make you happy. Even if it is just something as simple as a close friend (not saying that being the one that screws you over). You should hit a goal where you should remember it without it keeping you from being happy. It isn't easy, but it will happen in time. The memory will help you in life and the only way it will haunt you in the long term is if you allow it to. This is something I've learned the hard way which took me a year to come into terms with this life incident.

Friend, not currently that I know of. SO not yet.
But I would try very hard to forgive them both, but I would never forget (haven't learned how to do that yet).
After a backstabbing like that I am fairly sure they would no longer be considered my "best" friend.

Firstly must say this so my answers make sense, I am monogamous and would like to remain as such and so is he, so if anything as such happened these would be my answers according to how I would react in such a situation

Would you be able to forgive your best friend?
No because there is no excuse good enough for either of them to be forgiven for such a breaking of trust.

Would your answer change based on how long you've been dating your SO? Explain.
No, because I could care less if it was a day to a lifetime a special "no cheating trust" has been broken and if he wanted to be with me he would be with me and if he wants my friend he can have her but not both.

Would your answer change based on how long you've known your best friend? Explain.
Still no, because I would hope that even if she has been my best friend for a year (I am very antisocial and it takes at least a year of knowing someone in real life before I consider them a real best friend) I would not forgive her or him because she would know by now what a possessive freak I am.

If you can't forgive, could you forget?
That is also a negative captain, I can't forget such things willy nilly, but I would eventually forget them.....

I have one answer that can answer all four of those questions...
"It's best to share your used toys" and leave the gf/bf to be with the best friend, and most likely ditch the friend too

on the note that the initial question did not imply they asked you first

I'd slap them both.

Completely unacceptable . . . it'll mean my mate isn't a virgin (and I still will be) anymore ;-;

VICE VERSA . . . I won't no matter how attractive my friends are.

Jump in the middle of it.
A good day was had today.

It's amazing how wide the spectrum of answers are for such a question, and it all boils down to ppl's beliefs of what is moral/ethical. To me, sex is just sex, so I would not care.... (and I have not cared ;) )

yeah, if they were hot, I'd go for a threesome. Otherwise if it went on behind my back, and I found out about it from someone else. They'd both be cut out of my life. Depends on how serious I was with my SO

My husband and I maintain an open relationship, so I wouldn't be surprised if he had sex with my best friend. Particularly given that we're both subs. All I care about is that proper protection was used and that I'm told about it. After all friends with benefits can be some of the closest friends. There's never been any need for one of us to go behind the others back so I don't know how that would go.

sorry to say i couldnt... it would be a complete betrayal of my trust. ive been in a similar situation before where my bf left me for my best friend after i introduced them... i never forgave her and completely stopped talking to her altogether. it was just an awful, awful thing to happen to me. i would completely stop talking to them and i dont think i could forget... it would be so hard to... :looks down sadly: sorry if i was being depressing...

I blatantly refuse to be in any kind of relationship so im much better off emotionally and financially because of that policy.

Amen! I like the way you think.

I see so much turmoil with my friend's relationships. It's like they don't know how to let it end when it should have months ago. Then I see them bankrupting themselves trying to live with each other.

It's appreciated that at least someone shares my point of view. ^_^

Amen! I like the way you think.

I see so much turmoil with my friend's relationships. It's like they don't know how to let it end when it should have months ago. Then I see them bankrupting themselves trying to live with each other.

Mine's an open relationship. The rules are: play safe, don't lie about it, come home when you're done.

That said, I'd be pissed if he broke the rules. Not because of the sex, but because of the betrayal.

So from that perspective: It would depend what the two of them said afterward. If the friend said "wait, it's not an open relationship?", then facepaw and go deal with SO. If it's "oops, I was thinking with my dick, I fucked up, I'm sorry", that's understandable. If they said "Well, you should probably keep a better eye on your SO", I'd be pissed. If they lied about it, I'd be flaming pissed. Friends should respect your wishes; if they don't, they're not really fiends.

I would tell both of them to fuck off. I'm very monogamous when I'm in a relationship, and I'm very jealous.

To be betrayed by both of them would hurt me really bad. So both of them could keep fucking each other and stay the hell out of my life. I am forgiving, though, so perhaps many years later I wouldn't care. But I'm talking like.... 10 years.

Depends on the person I'm dating. there are some guys I would freak out over if my best friend slept with them. Other guys I wouldn't mind and would probably want to know how it was. Not like my best friend would ever sleep with any boyfriend I have seeing he's straight. XD

I'm more of a monogamous kind of guy but I can also be in an open relationship if it's what they want.