[cubecul]

Given that the situation is not of a high degree of importance, would you backstab your friends?

For example, three friends are expecting you to work with them after an excellent performance in a competition. This year, however, you'd like to work solo. Would you tell them before any preparations start or so late that your absence would completely screw the "new competitors" over?

[Envious-Sleep]

I've been backstabbed, frontstabbed and sidestabbed so many times that, no matter how much spite I might feel, I don't think I'd ever want someone else to go through the same high school melodramatic cra.p as me >.<;

Because even though it might not be something important, things start to add up, and the betrayal (gosh that sounds so dramatic) just keeps accumulating. Like people normally wouldn't think that promising to go hang out with one friend and then bailing the last second is a big deal, but when it starts happening all the time, it doesn't feel like it's not a big deal.

For the situation you posted, obviously I'd tell them before preparations start. Like I said before, so many times have I put a lot of effort into something, whether it is to free up some time to hang out with friends, or make posts and crop pictures for that online store we were going to start, or even just planning something and being excited about it, just to have it all go to waste because that person(s) decided to bail last minute. It's the most frustrating thing in the world, really.

[jang neul]

I've been backstabbed, frontstabbed and sidestabbed so many times that, no matter how much spite I might feel, I don't think I'd ever want someone else to go through the same high school melodramatic cra.p as me >.<;

I can so relate. AND it was my bestfriend who's done that to me. Now my x-best though.
I think, wait, no. I know I would never backstab a friend. It's just plain wrong. D:

[yourface]

I wouldn't backstab my friends but in the context you posted as I don't see it as backstabbing.
If my friends did that to me I wouldn't mind. It's just wanting do a competition by yourself not like you're spreading secrets or lies about them.

[Blinddd]

Backstab my friends? Never. That goes against my code.

[kawaiiai]

No..i would never..ever..backstab any of my friends..thats just simply wrong..i could not do that..to the people i care about..

[aznsweetie143]

No. Sure I'd win, but at what cost?

I'd rather win the right way.

[PUNKB*TCH]

Of course not.

[Aimiko]

Why would I want to backstab my friends? They're my friends for a reason.
If I don't like the things that they do, (how they act?) I'd ignore that little flaw of them unless it's a huge deal. Then I'd talk with them.

Edit: Answer to your question, I'd tell them right away so they're aware of it. If I tell them at the last minute, I'm pretty sure that they'll make a huge deal out of it and ask me why I didn't told them earlier / get mad at me.

[hankypanky]

Really wouldn't call them a friend if you would backstab them now would ya

[Regina Rae]

That scenario doesn't seem like a backstabbing situation to me....

[twix0rz]

Nope, i will never do such a thing.

[adiavoy]

For your situation... it's not backstabbing, it's not wrong for you to want to work alone. Tell them beforehand so they don't get screwed over. It's never okay to backstab real friends.. it's fine to backstab fake friend tho.

[hobobear]

if i back stab my friends, they wouldn't be considered as friends...
so no.

[ParappaRappa]

i find it so hard to believe everybody that says that they would never backstab their friends. there are so many people that do...and of course a person that would betray someone would never actually say, "yes, i would backstab my friends." hahah, but maybe soompi just only has nice people here :]

i don't know if my situation was what can be considered backstabbing, but it really felt like a stab. x_x
i'll have to admit that i think i may have backstabbed a friend a long time ago though. back when i was the biggest jerk in the world.

thinking about it now, i doubt i ever will backstab anybody ever again. i hope i'm not just saying that. i really don't want to do that. after i got hurt, i guess i realized how cruel it is and i swore to never do anything like it again. lol

[Wadizzle]

I doubt anyone's going to come out and say they're going to backstab their friends.

[cubecul]

I doubt anyone's going to come out and say they're going to backstab their friends.

The brutally honest tend to think ahead.

[azn3dvietboy]

attacking a person from behind is a disgrace to ur own name~
if u must attack someone, do it to their face~

[Floatii]

for the situation that you've given, i would tell them early.
i don't like wasting people's time.

backstabbing to me is morally incorrect.
i wouldn't ever do it.
however, if there comes a situation that can only be resolved with backstabbing....
i don't know. ahahha

hopefully no situation ever calls for something like this.

[gkstmdhQk]

Well of course. Why not?

I doubt anyone's going to come out and say they're going to backstab their friends.

I did
It's just a forum, who will bother?
I like to be different anyways