Blackseraphine

 So earlier today, I kept juggling both options in my mind and I really can't find the right answer.

The question is: If you noticed something about someone's friend, would you tell them?

Now this is kinda tricky for me. Because in my experience earlier in my life, the people I knew were mutual friends/acquaintances. So I didn't exactly feel weird talking about them because I did personally know them.

But now... if you noticed something about  someone else's friend, would it be crossing boundaries to talk about it especially if what I've noticed isn't the most positive thing? Since I know this person isn't really my friend and I don't know them personally. It's the kind of information that could make situations more difficult.

And I have thought about it, and the thing is, either action yields a bad outcome.

If I said something, potentially the situation could make things awkward and cause harm to the friendship. Friendships are important at whatever age. And I think it's a good thing for people to be able to keep their friendships. I'd feel shit if something negative happens to it. But if I don't say anything, the situation could escalate into something negative. Really both choices don't have a good end result and could have a negative impact.

And I've been trying to weigh both choices and I can't come up with a decent answer.