Punch Up

[rockyracoon]

I went to a 40th last night and two of my closest friends had a punch up, horrible it was. Now I have to play piggy in the middle :(

[ummmm]

Oh dear. What was it about and will they make up?

[Connemmara]

Ummmm - I think Dizmo is trying to reach you via emails etc.

[Dizmo]

Theres nothing worse than seeing two people you're close to knocking 7 bells out of each other.

P.S Connemmara. I've got one from her today at some point, not read it yet, going to now! Hi ummmm :P

[rockyracoon]

It's been brewing for a little while, I'd like to say it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other but one of them has been behaving quite badly lately, she seems to keep zooming in on the other ones friends (bit of jealousy I suspect), I had a bit of a run in with her myself about 4 months ago, she's just become so aggressive lately and doesn't like it when folk respond in kind. I am actually wondering if she's got hormonal problem or is starting the menopause.

As for making up, I doubt it very much, I can live in hope though. I'm dreading the phone ringing today.

[DTCwordfan]

Can't they sort it our between themselves with a little bit of humble pie and beetroot faces this morning?

[ummmm]

Hi Dizzy :-)

It's horrible. My cousins (brother and sister) fell out about 2 years ago and it's really awkward. I'm close to both of them. He's alright, he doesn't say much but she doesn't stop going on about it. She lost the head when a friend invited her brother to her daughters christening. Really lost the head. It's madness....

[Prudie]

How horrible,that puts you in an awful position. Was it an actual physical punch or a slanging match? Maybe they'll both be sensible when they wake up.

[ummmm]

Have you got other mutual friends?

[rockyracoon]

Indeed Diz, after I realised I couldn't stop it I just walked away, I felt like a rat fleeing a sinking ship but I'm not taking sides.:(

DT, I don't think there's any way back from this, the one that started it burnt her bridges with a few other people that were trying to stop it.

[Dizmo]

One can only cross their fingers rockyracoon..

I once saw a bar fight whilst I was at work and it was between two blokes. Both been drinking and one must of upset the other and then the other reciprocated by saying that his daughter wasn't his. 3 broken tables a smashed chair, 6 broken ribs and a broken nose later they decided to go home. The next day they were both spotted in another pub (in the beer garden) laughing and joking together.

[ummmm]

These are women so that's very unlikely...

[Prudie]

ain't that the truth ummmm

[rockyracoon]

Lol Ummmm, that's very true.

Prudie, yes it was proper fisticuffs, one poor girl will have a nice shiner this morning as she got a wallop whilst trying to separate them.

There are mutual friends but I think they will take the 'I'm not getting involve' route and I don't blame them.

I know I should ring the aggressor today but I'm taking the cowardly route, I'm just not in the humour today.

[ummmm]

How pissed were they?

I wouldn't ring either. I'd leave her fretting about making a complete Snag of herself.

[woofgang]

no you don't have to play anything. Tell them both they are idiots and leave them to sort themselves out.

[Eve]

They are both grown ups (although maybe not acting like it) and it's their issue, not yours, and it would be very unfair of them to bring you into it.

These kind of situations are so difficult though, someone caused all kinds of issues in a group of my friends, has gone back years now and just escalated and ended up involving more and more people and some actual violent incidents. It just got ridiculous and the fallouts were huge and affected so many people who weren't even involved in any of the actual fallouts. I'm not saying it was solely on one person but there was a definite driving force.

At least it's a large social group of us though, much harder when three close friends, I do feel for you.

[rockyracoon]

Not sure how much drink was involved to be honest, well not with the one who lets say encouraged the confrontation, she usually has a few before she goes out. The other one wasn't drinking too much.

Happy days!

[boxtops]

I wouldn't ring them, rocky - why should you? They may be closest friends but both of them have got some thinking to do. Hard for you not to take sides though, if you are close to them both - so I'd stay out if I could.

[rockyracoon]

Boxy, I'm staying well clear :)

I doubt there will be any kind of reconciliation any time soon so my next ding dong of family and friends will be just great.

[anneasquith]

men fighting is bad, but women fighting is disgusting,,,,,only my opinion. best stay out of it rocky,