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== Adjacent Strings ==
You'll notice that your bend causes your fingers to come into contact with the adjacent string(s) to the one you are bending. This is fine. It only becomes a problem if you are accidentally fretting those strings and causing them to make sound a pitch or they are making too much noise. Generally, when you bend upwards, your finger begins to straighten, and the finger tip is rotating in a way that will pull the adjacent strings away from the fretboard. When you bend downwards, the opposite happens - your finger curls and hooks onto and pulls the adjacent string away from the fret. Pushing/pulling the adjacent string away is not necessary - it only suffices that you don't let the string(s) slide down your finger tip to the same point where your finger is fretting the bent string. Pushing them parallel to the fretboard is fine. If your action is very low, it may be difficult to prevent the adjacent string(s) from sliding down your finger tip and getting fretted. You may find you have to bend upwards vs. downwards (pull vs. push), or you have to work on your technique to compensate for this. If your action is very high, you may find your fingers slide completely underneath adjacent strings. So long as they aren't rubbing your fingers in a way that hurts or damages your skin, that's fine. Just make sure they don't hook onto your fingernails, because when finish the bend, it's very likely that the adjacent string(s) will pop off your nail and sound, just like if you plucked it.
== Reinforcement from Other Fingers ==