for February 8, 2013
When has doing the 'right thing' backfired on you?
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Posted by BLACKTIGER75 Feb 8th, 2013 at 2:15AM
When I held a door open for a pair of Russian female classmates in high school, and while the one thanked me, the other shoved the door so hard, it almost nailed me right between the eyes.
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Posted by MagnumOpus67 Feb 8th, 2013 at 2:11AM
When I got married.
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Posted by dustermouse Feb 8th, 2013 at 1:22AM
Five years ago I turned in a friend for dealing drugs, he in turn placed a law suit against me and won.
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Reply by easternshorebuzz Feb 8th, 2013 at 7:04AM
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Posted by BadassQuiat Feb 8th, 2013 at 12:36AM
Trying to get help because someone stole from me.
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Posted by breaknfree Feb 8th, 2013 at 12:30AM
when the 'right person' turned out to be an immature, unstable, ill-considered idiot who should never have been allowed into his role...
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Posted by lachicaloca08 Feb 8th, 2013 at 12:29AM
Getting married.
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Posted by animallover110293 Feb 17th, 2013 at 3:49AM
A few years ago, I made a friend online who I was there for even at 3 in the morning on school nights. She was going through a really hard time, and I even gave her my phone number so she could text me whenever she needed to talk. We talked for at least six months. However, I don't exactly remember what I said that she didn't like, but I overly apologized one time when I did something that upset her. She told me that "I changed" and might have also told me that I was looking for attention. I think I was depressed back then, too, and the only reason she thought that "I changed" was because I wanted to be there for her instead of showing her this. Needless to say, our friendship was never quite the same again.
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Posted by raquel7 Feb 15th, 2013 at 1:56AM
I was in a relationship where I believed you must give w/an open hand in order to receive and in the end the more I gave,the more she took and eventually left...w/everything...about 200thousand dollars worth.
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Posted by jaml Feb 13th, 2013 at 10:34PM
I fell for my employee and told her. Was not planned.
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Posted by DaSSRedemption Feb 13th, 2013 at 1:01AM
Pretty much all the time.
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Posted by Genie26 Feb 12th, 2013 at 9:50PM
i had a couple friends,the guy has been my friend for more than a decade..and his gf befriend me and we've been friends for maybe 2yrs before this incident.Well my guy friend was kind of womanizer,and I already knew it for a long time and didn't care about it.And his gf flirt and sleep with other guys too without him knowing.Then recently just a year ago,my guy friend had a new girl and they seem serious in a way that he parade the girl to every party we went.And since he's gf was my friend then,i didnt help myself but tell her about what her bf is doing!BAD mistake on my part but a BLESSING!It turned out that I am the liar,that I'm trying to wreck their ******* relationship!she even spread rumors and gossip about me which is not true and that she pass on me everything she had done with her life!OMG!But,it was a revelation..she revealed her true colors after that incident and her friends told me that she is realy a ***** and that I was just so blind to see the first time.Were not friends anymore,and her bf and I still talk but not like we used to be before.They both deserve each other(both Cheaters and liars).
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Posted by SoLovley Feb 11th, 2013 at 10:05PM
Co-signing on a truck for Kurd husband. I really thought we would be married til death do us part. I was wrong!
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Posted by mouse70 Feb 10th, 2013 at 8:37AM
in an open relationship; tried to follow the rules that were set up; was told that i shouldn't have followed the rules; now both relationships are in tatters and am trying to repair them while knowing one is gone, it's irreparable; knowing that all i did was what i was asked to do. can't win for losing.
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Posted by oobiedoobie Feb 9th, 2013 at 9:48PM
Former executive at Adelphia cable company here. Lived in the HQ town of Coudersport, PA. When the company started to go down, I called my division together and took them out to lunch . I told them the REAL story and told them to update their resumes and jump ship ASAP before they lost their jobs, houses, etc. I was one of the first wave of employees to be let go. My bosses (Tim, James, John Rig@$) were arrested and two are still in prison for fraud, etc. My immediate boss (Dan Libera-0_3) should have gone to prison as well. Lost my job, almost my life, career, marriage, everything I have worked for in my entire life. Leaders lead. Must be honest and honorable no matter the cost.
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Posted by Caatcat Feb 9th, 2013 at 1:50PM
I told my boyfriend the truth about what happened with another man, even though it was'nt my fault he blamed me, went crazy at me, threatened me... but then stayed with me only to punish me 1 and 2 years after it happened by cheating on me and then lieing to me. I felt bad cus I started it, so stayed with him. Now I wondering what I should do?
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Reply by Genie26 Feb 12th, 2013 at 10:11PM
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Reply by Caatcat Feb 13th, 2013 at 9:37AM
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Posted by Vanitas Feb 9th, 2013 at 1:31PM
My younger sister was living in hard conditions in Africa, with no job prospects and no education.
I sponsored her to come and stay with me in Canada, spendind a lot of time and money to bring her here and it turned out to be the worst decision I've ever made in my life.
Within a year she changed completely, started hanging around with new "friends", she would come home from work and go straight to her bedroom without saying hello to no one, or stay weeks without talking to me. When I talked to her about her attitude she'd roll her eyes or focused on her laptop.
Finally one day she came and told me she wanted to move out to live with one of her friends, I said fine if that's what u want. Since, she moved places three times and never informed me once of her new address.
September 2012, I broke up with my long time BF and people started telling me they saw my own sister and Ex BF together all the time. I called my sister to confront her and she told me that just because my ex and I are no longer together, does not mean she should stop seeing him.
I told her she was no longer my sister and cut all ties with her.
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Posted by guiltybyassociation Feb 9th, 2013 at 2:21AM
F@cked if I remember all the times.
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Posted by swimmingswan Feb 8th, 2013 at 11:22PM
Well, if doing the right thing has Back Fired on you, Maybe The Person don,t Care, or don,t Understand .
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Posted by MatriarchToThePatriarch Feb 8th, 2013 at 11:07PM
when you force your "right thing" on someone else
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Posted by convinced2aMan Feb 8th, 2013 at 9:20PM
I was visiting my friend and watching her get beaten by her bf.
The manager was right there, next door. I walked out of the apt, told him, because I was really scared for my friend.
He said "Thanks for telling us."
Then, he came over and subdued the bf.
After he left, the bf AND my friend threatened to beat ME up.
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