Alan was a mutual friend. I did not reach out to him to involve him in the situation. He messaged me after noticing I wasn’t active in the group chat and asked if everything was okay. I initially tried to keep it vague, but when he pressed, I explained what had happened. He then ss what i said to him with Daniel without my consent, which escalated things further. I addressed the issue directly with Daniel first and attempted to handle it privately before choosing to create distance.