Originally posted by Evil Dave
Originally posted by hestan101
though it was uttered by an eskimo hat wearing chav, this statement rings true for me
\"isnt it funy how money can make a lot of people change, you say your my friend but im im telling you you aint\"
This may be true, however, the word \"friend\" is so overused in today\'s society as to be almost meaningless. Win the lottery and you\'ll see all kinds of \"friends\" that you haven\'t seen in years or that have ever done a thing for you.
A few years back, I had a \"friend\"/roommate that ended up bilking me out of about $2000 in rent and bills. We parted and I made it perfectly clear I wanted nothing to do with him. Years pass and I inherit a tidy little sum when my dad died, and who do you think comes nosing around?
The rest of my friends wanting to get the old group back together welcomed him back, I disagreed but not wanting to make my friends choose, I stayed cordial, if not a bit frosty. Two weeks later he hits me up for money. I refuse, he gets indignant, the other guys see him for what he is, he disappears. He now only comes around when he \"needs\" something from my other friends. He does not come around me at all, which is probably in his best interests.
I never loan true friends money, I give it to them as a gift. If they choose to pay me back, fantastic, if not, no big deal.
