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Feeling a bit humiliated by tactless friend

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bagpuss90 · 07/08/2020 07:55

This friend very kindly offered to lend me some money -when I had some lockdown cash flow problems. I’m self employed . I’d agreed to pay her back earlier this week . We were going to another friends house to sit in the garden I said Id slip her the money in an envelope then when we got a minute on our own which we would have done at some point . Six of us were there-all doing the social distancing thing. I did offer to do a bank transfer but she said she wanted cash-fair enough. Anyway we’d been there less than half an hour when she said”have you got the money you owe me please” ? This was in front of four other people -it all went quiet . I gave her the money in an envelope .
It might sound silly but I felt about “so big”. I hadn’t dragged my heels re paying it. I was paying it back bang on the time we’d agreed . We hadn’t been there hours and I’m sure I could have slipped in to her in the envelope I’d put it in at some point. Am I wrong in thinking this was at best bloody tactless and at worst slightly nasty ?

OP posts:
labyrinthloafer · 09/08/2020 20:33

I don't understand why I got the Hmm - some people can be arses about everything!

Itisbetter · 09/08/2020 20:35

People who don’t have money can be arses, because PEOPLE can be arses.

labyrinthloafer · 09/08/2020 20:41

Well that's obvious, yes.

Amongst the entire category of people who are arses, there is a subset of people with money to lend who are arses.

This is a thread about a person who was a lender who was an arse, therefore I focussed on that subgroup.

Itisbetter · 09/08/2020 20:56

Yes you could talk about her colour, class or level of education too. 🤷🏻‍♀️

labyrinthloafer · 09/08/2020 21:04

Sorry, but I genuinely don't get your point. This is thread about someone lending money. I said people with money to lend can be arses.

In case you don't understand that means 'some of people with money to lend'

If I meant all of them, I would have said people with money to lend are arses.

I literally have no idea wtf you're offended by.

labyrinthloafer · 09/08/2020 21:10

Maybe it's my regional accent!

BeChuille · 09/08/2020 21:13

Very tactless of her. I'm sure everybody present thought she was a dickhead asking for the money back in front of them.

mummyof2darlings · 09/08/2020 21:15

How was the rest of your day did your friends mention it it was it handed over and that was the end of it? If so I wouldn't worry about it and move on

DreamTheMoors · 10/08/2020 08:19

Unnecessary and rude.

You’ll know better from now on.

Itisbetter · 10/08/2020 10:17

@labyrinthloafer
I’m not offended. If people who lend money can be arses or can not be arses, then what does the statement People who have money to lend can be arses unfortunately, they can use it as a power thing. imply?
Flip it into a different more familiar category if it helps you think about it.

Eg Female driver scratches car.

Statement “Women can be so bad at parking”
What has this person demonstrated by making this statement?
Of course some women CAN be bad at parking. Some CAN be excellent.

Why has the statement been made?

labyrinthloafer · 10/08/2020 23:00

@Itisbetter Confused

Have a nice day anyway.

BumbleBeee69 · 11/08/2020 20:04

OP's friend is a Dick

StoneofDestiny · 11/08/2020 20:11

It was a private matter between you and should not have been made public. Crass behaviour, no real friend.

Angelina82 · 11/08/2020 20:45

I personally would have given her the money as soon as I met up with her incase I forgot. Maybe she was worried you would forget too.

BumbleBeee69 · 11/08/2020 22:33

Maybe she was worried you would forget too

or maybe she's a narcissist that needs to show everyone she lent the money to boost her ego and image ... a genuine friend would not need to publicise helping a friend in need 🌺

urkidding · 05/10/2020 08:24

So you're asking people to judge someone who lent you money. You asked her for money and she agreed. Not many people would do that. You haven't mentioned the amount.

BlueThistles · 05/10/2020 09:23

this was months ago... Im sure OP has moved on 🌺

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