Was it wrong for me to tell my best friend’s ex-boyfriend that she had hooked up with other guys after they broke up?

I (19F) have been best friends with “Jade” (19F) for about a year. We have known each other since elementary school and have been close at different times, but it always usually ended in her running away or cutting me off, or just distancing herself. We became really close when she got pregnant and moved back to town. I was there throughout her pregnancy and have been involved in her daughter’s life since she was born. Her daughter is now 9 months old, and I love her like family.

During that time, I also became friends with Jade’s boyfriend, “Logan” (21M). The four of us spent a lot of time together, and Logan moved across the state so Jade could be closer to her family. He doesn’t have family or friends here outside of the people he’s met through her.

Less then a week ago, Jade broke up with Logan. They still live together and have a baby together. Almost immediately after the breakup, she started talking to other guys and eventually hooked up with two of them. Logan didn’t know any of this. As far as I knew, she had told him she wasn’t interested in anyone else.

This past weekend was Jade’s graduation party. Logan was there all day helping set everything up and making sure things went smoothly. After the party, a group of us went to Jade’s parents’ house to swim, have a bonfire, and hang out.

At one point, my friend drove Jade to her apartment because she needed to grab something. My friend was the only sober person there. During that drive, Jade told her that she had hooked up with two guys since breaking up with Logan.

Later that night, my friend told me what Jade had said. I was shocked because I knew Logan had no idea.

Literally right after learning this, Logan came up to me and asked if we could talk privately.

We walked away from the group, and he asked me if Jade was talking to anyone because he had seen her snapping someone. I froze. I am terrible at lying, especially after drinking. Before I could even answer, he looked at my face and basically knew something was wrong.

He asked if she had done anything with anyone.

Again, I couldn’t hide it.

He looked at me and said, “Just tell me.”

I was torn because Jade is my best friend, but Logan is also my friend, and I knew he was already suspicious. So I told him the truth about what Jade had told my friend.

He completely broke down.

He started crying and was devastated. I was trying to calm him down and comfort him because he was genuinely heartbroken.

Meanwhile, Jade realized both of us were missing and started asking where we were. Eventually she found us and immediately knew something had happened.

I explained that Logan had approached me and asked me directly. She tried to convince him that nothing was going on and that I was basically wrong, but it didn’t work.

She ended up kicking everyone out.

Logan was so upset that one of my friends drove him away from the party. He didn’t want to go back to the apartment, so eventually he ended up at my house. He spent most of the night crying and talking through everything. He eventually fell asleep in a chair in my room while my friends and I slept on the other side of the room.

The next morning, Jade called me and told me to wake Logan up because she was coming to get him.

Later, Logan told me that while they were driving around talking, Jade accused him of sleeping with me. Nothing has ever happened between us, and nothing ever would. She also told him that I would never be allowed to see her daughter again and that she hated me.

At one point that same day, I tried talking to Jade in person. Before I even got a chance to explain myself, she started screaming at me from her car and told me to move before she hit me with it.

Now I feel completely awful.

Jade was my best friend. I love her daughter. I’m terrified that I’ve lost both of them. At the same time, Logan directly asked me questions and already knew something was wrong. I didn’t seek him out to tell him. He came to me.

I genuinely don’t know if I did the right thing. It feels right, but I don’t know if it was worth it, I may have lost Jade, Logan, and the baby.

Posted Jun 3, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC

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