Some situations look small on the surface but carry huge consequences underneath.

So when a friend tried to pressure them into signing papers they never witnessed, they refused to take the bait.

And it wasn’t long before their friendship suffered for it.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for declining to witness-sign my friend’s private sale paperwork because I wasn’t actually present at the exchange, and asking them to redo it with someone else?

So a friend showed up with a stack of sale papers and a pen and asked me to be the witness.

I was not present for payment or handoff. He wanted a quick signature to wrap it up.

But they don’t like how this sounds at all, so they let their friend know they couldn’t do it.

That puts my name on facts I cannot verify.

I kept it short and said I would not sign.

They also offered alternatives for their friend.

I pulled up the public library notary hours, sent the schedule, and told them to redo it clean. I left the pen on the table and stepped back.

But their friend wasn’t taking no for an answer.

He pushed the papers toward me and listed favors I supposedly owe, then guilt-tripped me saying another friend would sign without thinking.

Still, they refused to be guilted into compliance.

Never in my life will I attach my name to a deal that I did not witness.

They grabbed the papers and left without a goodbye.

I am willing to go with them to a notary at a set time, but I will not fake a witness.

AITA?

A good friend shouldn’t ask a friend to do something they’re uncomfortable with.

What did Reddit think?

This user thinks this person is right to protect their own interests.

This commenter has a suggestion.

This situation was entirely avoidable.

For all they know, their friend could have nefarious intentions.

No matter what their friend said, they stood firm in their refusal — and it was the right thing to do.

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