I have a friend who can’t work for various reasons. I fully accept that the benefits system is shite and I don’t think she should have to live in abject poverty because of some unfortunate circumstances and I do my best to be helpful and supportive. I don’t know the ins and outs of her finances but I don’t think anyone who has to be supported by the state is going to feel well off, obviously! However, she has a habit of being a bit CF I think. Just trying to gauge if I am being unfair here!
She seems to post on Facebook whenever there is something she would like (ie. item of clothing, stationary, accessory etc.) with a link to the item saying something like ‘I love this, shame I can’t afford it [insert sad face emoji]’. Invariably someone ends up offering to buy it for her. The first few times I thought this was really generous and lovely of people but now I feel a bit like she’s mentioning any time she quite likes something isn’t he hope that someone might gift it to her! I’m not joking when I say that every time I see her she mentions something else that a friend has sent her as a gift. There are plenty of things I could do with that I am either saving for or I have accepted we can’t afford for the time being but I don’t drop major hints around my better off friends in the hope they’ll buy them for me. Maybe I should start?