If you had a friend who was in a tight financial situation and asked to borrow some money, would you loan them money or refuse?

In today’s story, one generous person loans their friends money, but after doing this a few times, they made a decision never to loan friends money again.

Keep reading for all the details.

Friends took money, never returned. I am done lending

I want to get something off my chest.

A few times I have lent money to friends thinking I was helping them in their hard time.

They promised to return it but never did.

He confronted them about it.

When I reminded them, they acted as if I was the one making things awkward.

It hurts because I was genuine and trusted them, but they treated my kindness like it was weakness.

It is not about the money anymore, it is about the respect.

He made a decision.

I have decided from now on I will never share money with friends, even if their reason looks genuine. It has left a bad taste in my heart and I do not want to go through that feeling again.

I know in our culture people say friends are like family, but sometimes it is the friends who teach you the hardest lessons.

It’s usually not a good idea to lend someone money if you want it back. That way you won’t be disappointed if they don’t pay you back.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

This person offers some advice.

Here’s a similar thought.

This person is determined to get their money back!

This person shares a story about loaning money to a friend.

Another person has been in the same situation.

Loaning money to friends is usually a bad idea.

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