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" &amp;quot;A rumor went around my school that my friend&amp;#039;s ex cheated on her with me while they were going out. It&amp;#039;s not true at all, but she refuses to believe me or her ex, and she&amp;#039;s turned half my friends against me. How can I get her to believe that I didn&amp;#039;t do anything?&amp;quot; Jill, 17, Bridgewater, NJ That&amp;#039;s a tough one. We can see where your friend is coming from. Even with best friends, sometimes it&amp;#039;s hard not to think the worst if everyone keeps repeating the same juicy rumor. Your friend is probably very confused herself. Start by getting to the bottom of the rumor mill. Can you find out where the rumor started? Is there an iota of truth to it? Are you and her ex close friends, do you flirt harmlessly sometimes, or were you seen talking at a party? Learn what made people think you were cheating and why they might have believed the rumor. Once you find out, don&amp;#039;t waste time fighting with the person who spread the rumor. Go to your best friend and explain what caused all the gossip. If she won&amp;#039;t talk to you in person, write her a note. Either way, the truth usually prevails, and if you are true friends and you&amp;#039;re being honest when you say that nothing happened, she should believe you. If she doesn&amp;#039;t, she might not be worthy of your friendship. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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