A netizen shared a story with us of how he actually lent money to his close friend because the friend did not have enough for living expenses but kept seeing his friend live a good life on social media while he slogs it out.
Here is his story
“I have known an ex colleague who became a friend, lets just call him ‘K’ for story’s sake, for almost three years.
K is someone who to me had no drive and ambition when I first known him but because of the pandemic, he actually started maturing and improving himself.
He got together with a more career successful girlfriend during the pandemic as well.
One day K approached me to lend him $250 as he said that he was a little tight on living expenses and needed some money to make ends meet.
He said that he needed three months to pay me back as he calculated that his salary for the next two months will not be enough as he had to pay his rent etc.
Out of goodwill and as I had some extra money from working another job at that time, I agreed to lend him.
From the time when he borrowed money from me, he did not really contact me anymore and I have been seeing him on social media living a high life, eating good food and going to pubs with his girlfriend and another few loaded friends.
Side track a bit, I feel that he is trying very hard to keep up with his girlfriend’s spending capabilities and his girlfriend probably does not know he is struggling.
I asked him before to be honest with his girlfriend about his finances as they are planning to get a Condo and get married, but he say that his girlfriend knows how much he earns but he will never let her know that he needs to borrow money here and there to settle his expenses.
Even though I did not want to nit pick on his private and social life, I feel very uncomfortable seeing him lead a life as if he is very loaded when he claims that he is broke.
To me it is super unfair as I slogged to earn extra money and do not even lead a high life while he borrows money from me and acts like he has alot of money.
He tried to borrow another $150 to make it a total of $400 but I am glad that rejected him because if I lent it to him I don’t know how long it will take to get back my money.
I asked him back for my money on the third month, and he transferred me half back, saying that he has not enough and needs another month.
I had enough and told him that I urgently needed it, to test if he treats me like a friend but he simply did not even read my message or give me a blue tick and continues living his high life with his girlfriend and another few friends who simply does not mind if he owes them money etc.
Probably once he returns me my money, I am gonna cut off all contact with him.”
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