Friends who use you because you have money, do you have them as well?

Philippines
September 23, 2010 2:13pm CST
I have this closefriends before. We have been friends for like 8 years already. When I had money, they were my friends. Now I didnt have much money to treat them for dinner and out of town trips - they call me loser. I was really mad at them. But now I hope I can forgive them and forget all the pain they have caused. How about you?
4 responses
• Philippines
25 Sep 10
they are not friends. that's so mean of them calling you a loser just because you can't treat them anymore. they're probably friends with your money, not you. anyway, i know you'll find better friends than those. friends never to leave you no matter what happens. good thing i don't have friends like that. my friends are of almost the same status as mine so we have no issues like that.
• India
24 Sep 10
Yes i had such friends before and they were close to me as long as i had the money. They had been my friends for a couple of years and after that they were no longer my friends. But before they left i came to understand why they were so and gave them a taste of their own medicine and that's why our friendship is now broken. However i have no regrets at all when it comes to breaking up as i know it is partly their and partly my fault too. Cheers!
• United States
23 Sep 10
I think that who you are as a person and you character matter a whole lot more than money, but most of all I wish that others thought the same way. Why do we have to be such a materialistic society? Why don't friendships matter more? And for that matter, why do some people make such terrible friends? I think you should forgive them and leave with a peaceful heart, but I also think that you should not let them take advantage of you. It is valuable information to know who your real friends are, and sometimes it takes getting hurt to really know.
@manish48 (36)
• United States
23 Sep 10
Hi everafter I beg to defer from you on your decision of forgetting all the pain your so called friends caused.Those people simply cannot be your friends who were with you when you had money, they are Opportunists. And if you forgive and forget these kind of people, i am sure you will bump into these kind of situations again. So just remember the incidents, this will help you in analysing people and make better friends in the future. I wish you Gud Luck....:)