Think before you blog

Conflicts will arise when people interact with each other, simply because everyone is different. To me, interpersonal conflict is a result of a difference in perception towards things in general, whether there is a direct interaction between parties or not. One has to be aware of what they say, especially on the internet where there is no restriction of who might be reading what you posted online.

Blogging was, and still is still a popular hobby for many, and Wendy would blog whenever she had time on her hands. It was a place where she felt that she could express her feelings freely. However she was not aware that what she blogged about could affect her relationship with her friend Nicole.

Reminiscing on her blog, which included a past relationship with Tom, was not Wendy's intention of going in between Nicole and Tom. However a blog does not restrict anyone from reading it (unless it is password-protected, but lets assume it wasn't) and friends of Nicole informed her of what Wendy has posted, suspecting her of having a ulterior motive for writing something like that on her public blog. The situation started to get complicated as Nicole was afraid and otherwise reluctant to confront Wendy regarding her blog post. With the growing misunderstandings between Nicole and Wendy, it became even harder to confront each other and tension was all that is left of their friendship.

Both parties were wrong in some way in this story, which led to a broken friendship between Wendy and Nicole. I'm sure there were better ways to deal with situations like this. Tell me what do you guys think.