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Rich ‘friend’ harassing me

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Brunchclub · 07/07/2024 15:24

A few weeks ago a ‘friend’ asked me to go for some drinks and I told him I didn’t have the money to do so. He offered to lend me some money as he really wanted to get out and enjoy the weather. I told him if I did then I couldn’t pay the money back until around the second week in July. He said this was absolutely fine.

Fast forward to last night, he asked for the money. I said I didn’t have it until when I had stated, he had 2 more of his friends (also male btw) message me throughout the evening claiming he needed the money to be able to eat and I was being unfair.

This morning somebody I know told me they saw him out watching the England game and was out until 4am. He owns his house, paid for by his parents, his car Is paid for by parents and he doesn’t actually do anything except basic admin tasks for a few hours a day as his parents own the company. He is very very comfortable.

AIBU to be upset he had several friends message me late at night claiming he was going hungry when In fact im say with rolled up toilet paper in my underwear as I can’t afford sanitary towels and I’m on my period, I have 2 meals in my freezer but nothing for the rest of the week until I get paid on Friday and my bank is wiped out from vet bills just so he can ask for money that wasn’t due to be paid back yet because he wanted more for buying drugs and drinks?

OP posts:
m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 21:27

Ginkypig · 07/07/2024 21:13

making shit up then not happy your getting pulled up on it so leaving a snarky retort.

shows exactly what type of person you are.

Which bits were made up? To my mind, anyone who cannot afford 60p or so for sanitary protection should not be in charge of an animal. Maybe I prefer animals to people.

Moier · 07/07/2024 21:14

I'm not being patronising..
I've been in your situation.
Deciding if to buy a loaf of bread or tampax until pay day..
Please let me have your PayPal and let me send you the £40 then you can pay him back or buy sanitary wear.
Then tell him to fuck off.

Ginkypig · 07/07/2024 21:13

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 21:04

Yes sir.

making shit up then not happy your getting pulled up on it so leaving a snarky retort.

shows exactly what type of person you are.

FangsForTheMemory · 07/07/2024 21:12

Would there be anyone else you could borrow the £40 from until Friday so that you can get this arsehole off your back?

Meraas · 07/07/2024 21:11

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 21:04

Yes sir.

I get you, @m00rfarm . You can get a pack of 10 sanpro for 59p. I think I would have stocked up on a 2/3 packs before spending money elsewhere.

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 21:04

Ginkypig · 07/07/2024 20:45

Yes you should say nothing if you can’t even be bothered to get the facts correct before commenting and passing judgement.

you are making facts up.

Yes sir.

Kirstyshine · 07/07/2024 20:50

Brunchclub · 07/07/2024 18:05

there are many kind responses on this thread but also, not surprising, so many people who still have the mentality that poor people who can’t afford basics shouldn’t ever enjoy themselves. This is Tory narrative that I really hope the new government will help shift people from and highlights how big an issue this mentality is.

Poor peoples financial status doesn’t change from having the odd day out or treat. I understand that people will find it hard to comprehend why people with little money would put themselves in certain positions, but when money is soemthing you never have and it’s always a worry and you don’t get holidays or the mince you buy is always the small pack of 20% fat and fresh fruit isn’t even a question unless it’s the £1 pack of children’s sizes apples or oranges, you have to find some distraction from how miserable life is sometimes.

It does not change your long term finances. I’ll be poor this month as I will next month and the months and years after that. I will never own my home, or go on foreign holidays. And lending £40 for an afternoon in the sun after working all week is a small price to pay to forget all that for a few hours.

Also my pets are worked into my monthly budget to be fed, flead and wormed. In the past I’ve worked over time for them to be neutered and chipped. They’ll always eat before I do. They are the only source of constant happiness I have. They keep me warm in winter when I can’t afford to keep the heating on long, they stop me from crying in what would be an otherwise empty house at the end of a hard day. They are loved and looked after beyond imagination and they are absolutely a priority.

You put this beautifully.

Ginkypig · 07/07/2024 20:45

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 20:29

So I should say nothing? I cannot see how ANYone would allow themselves insufficient funds to pay for sanitary protection to go out with a friend who is clearly not a friend. I have an opinion and it is as valid as yours. Why should people reading this post think that this is normal behaviour when it clearly is not. Subsequently, it was stated that the vet bills were unknown at the time, but (to be fair) anyone with a pet needs a contingency fund.

Yes you should say nothing if you can’t even be bothered to get the facts correct before commenting and passing judgement.

you are making facts up.

Nanaof1 · 07/07/2024 20:43

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 20:29

So I should say nothing? I cannot see how ANYone would allow themselves insufficient funds to pay for sanitary protection to go out with a friend who is clearly not a friend. I have an opinion and it is as valid as yours. Why should people reading this post think that this is normal behaviour when it clearly is not. Subsequently, it was stated that the vet bills were unknown at the time, but (to be fair) anyone with a pet needs a contingency fund.

Yes, and people who live on the fringes, who have it rough month to month, year to year, decade to decade should never, ever, spend even a penny on anything except what the middle/upper class deems allowable. They should be able to materialize a savings account out of thin air, according to you.

Does your halo ever get tarnished? Does the pedestal you have put yourself upon ever get a crack? Do you ever get vertigo looking down upon the people not living life the way you think they should?

I can only yearn to be as perfect as some of you here. 👌

Actually, I would rather jump into a bed of 🐍 than to pretend to be as perfect as some of you pretend to be. 💔

Ginkypig · 07/07/2024 20:43

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 18:51

Have you really never had enough money for sanitary protection but gone out with a so called friend for drinks? I couldn’t allow that to happen to me.

Again? Have you actually read what he’s been stated.

when she went out her sanitary protection was covered by the wages she told this person she can’t and wouldn’t use then completely separately an unforeseen event caused her to have to use said money on a vet bill.

so yet again SHE DID NOT GO OUT DRINKING LEAVING HER NO MONEY FOR SANITARY PROTECTION.

Tulipsareredvioletsarebue · 07/07/2024 20:40

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 20:29

So I should say nothing? I cannot see how ANYone would allow themselves insufficient funds to pay for sanitary protection to go out with a friend who is clearly not a friend. I have an opinion and it is as valid as yours. Why should people reading this post think that this is normal behaviour when it clearly is not. Subsequently, it was stated that the vet bills were unknown at the time, but (to be fair) anyone with a pet needs a contingency fund.

She explained time and time again and you're too daft to understand this was an unusual situation she had not planned for, or do you struggle with putting a few letters together and understanding what they say?
So no, your opinion is sadly invalid.

Nanaof1 · 07/07/2024 20:35

eightweeksuntilseptember · 07/07/2024 20:13

Why don’t you follow your own advice? I’ve replied to op after this one. But, you don’t get to decide what I post on an open forum.

Where did I tell you what to post or that you couldn't?

That's right, I did not. You spent FIVE pages berating the OP, and when you saw how many were being supportive, you changed your tune and tried to post something almost supportive, or had an attack of the guilts. Good for you, though too little, too late in my book.

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 20:29

Nanaof1 · 07/07/2024 20:27

Well then, bully for you! Here is your medal,🏅; wear it proudly!

So I should say nothing? I cannot see how ANYone would allow themselves insufficient funds to pay for sanitary protection to go out with a friend who is clearly not a friend. I have an opinion and it is as valid as yours. Why should people reading this post think that this is normal behaviour when it clearly is not. Subsequently, it was stated that the vet bills were unknown at the time, but (to be fair) anyone with a pet needs a contingency fund.

SprigatitoYouAndIKnow · 07/07/2024 20:27

Once you get paid, have a look at reusable period pads. You can get a starter set for around a tenner on Amazon if you avoid the more expensive brand ones. I know it won't save you loads, but will mean they are there when you need them.

I would also agree with previous posters that he was probably hoping you would pay him back in a non-monetary way amd is now passed off. Avoid him at all costs in future. Hopefully we will get some better weather soon, so you can spend a sunny afternoon with a picnic blanket and cheap fizz with a better friend instead.

Nanaof1 · 07/07/2024 20:27

m00rfarm · 07/07/2024 18:51

Have you really never had enough money for sanitary protection but gone out with a so called friend for drinks? I couldn’t allow that to happen to me.

Well then, bully for you! Here is your medal,🏅; wear it proudly!

Brunchclub · 07/07/2024 20:26

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 07/07/2024 17:30

Don't want to stick the boot in but...you shouldn't keep animals if you can't afford vet bills.

Vet bill was paid. They aren’t going without, my cat has his medication and is on the mend. 🤷🏼‍♀️

OP posts:
Nanaof1 · 07/07/2024 20:17

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 07/07/2024 17:30

Don't want to stick the boot in but...you shouldn't keep animals if you can't afford vet bills.

But yet, you couldn't resist doing just that. Interesting. 🙄

eightweeksuntilseptember · 07/07/2024 20:13

Nanaof1 · 07/07/2024 20:00

She has answered that question a dozen times!

Why don't you read the whole thread, or at least the OP's posts? Then you wouldn't have to keep kicking her while she's down. Unless you enjoy that.....

Why don’t you follow your own advice? I’ve replied to op after this one. But, you don’t get to decide what I post on an open forum.

Bigcat25 · 07/07/2024 20:08

Sorry your friend ended up being such an arse op. You're an awesome pet mom and your right, everyone deserves a night out with friends once in a while.

Nanaof1 · 07/07/2024 20:00

eightweeksuntilseptember · 07/07/2024 16:37

This? Why!?

She has answered that question a dozen times!

Why don't you read the whole thread, or at least the OP's posts? Then you wouldn't have to keep kicking her while she's down. Unless you enjoy that.....

Babyshadows · 07/07/2024 19:51

When you next get paid have a look on Amazon at period cups. You can get a pack of 2 for not very much money at all and they in pretty much infinitely reusable! They do take some time to get used to, but might be a good option for you!

trekking1 · 07/07/2024 19:43

Op, I volunteer for a charity that runs a food club and when people walk in and tell us they can't afford food or sanitary products before payday we give them some for free.

Tulipsareredvioletsarebue · 07/07/2024 19:38

Coffeerum · 07/07/2024 18:45

Isn’t the second week of July tomorrow though? So you can’t pay today but you can tomorrow?
The friends messaging you is weird but his house and who paid for what is none of your business.
In future maybe don’t borrow money to go out drinking if you can’t afford food or sanitary products.

Are you a bit thick or you dont understand a week has 7 days, and you usually get paid on one of the five from Mon-Friday, and that it may not necessarily be the first day of that week?
If it was me my payday was 14th, I could pay back on the 14th but not on the 13th?
Jesus wept to have to explain such basuc stuff to supposed adults.

GiveOverAndOver · 07/07/2024 19:34

Some absolute dickheads on this thread in their fucking perfect world. God forbid someone dared have a night out and enjoyed themselves. So what if all of you perfect people wouldn't do it, that's NOT WHAT THIS POST IS ABOUT!!

Over40Overdating · 07/07/2024 19:30

Good God there are some smug gobshites on here, so busy lecturing they can’t read what the OP has v clearly stated, repeatedly.

Perhaps instead of getting your jollies scolding, you could all take a breath and read all the posts so you look less like hectoring arseholes?

@Brunchclub sadly you’ve learned the hard way about this friend but sounds like you have his number. A bit like PPs on this thread, seems he’s using this as a stick to beat you with to make himself feel better. Leave him to rot once you’ve paid him back.

I, too, hope a new Labour gov will start to fight back the crippling levels of poverty and associated stigma that grew under the tories. Not enough to be poor, you should be punished for it and miserable every second of the day too. Far too many people are in denial about how close they are to being poor themselves. I hope those thinking they would be ‘better’ at being poor never get to test their certainty.