Money can spoil relationship
By Sreekala
@Sreekala (34314)
India
April 20, 2019 2:40am CST
It is very truly said that ‘money can spoil relationship’. People love money than anything. Someone in our family asked the money which has been given to a relative for long time. Their son took the money, on reaching his home to get back the money, the son was not there, his wife, sister, mother, all refused to give a smile, even forget to invite them to inside home. It was shocking and disappointing. All these days the relation was healthy and strong, on asking the money (that also bit large amount) they behave like strangers. They have not paid and also behave in an odd way.
Strange, isn’t it? We can’t also believe how they behave this way. They were sweet, friendly and cooperating for long years.
Have anyone had any bad experience with money?
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23 responses
@arunima25 (84953)
• Bangalore, India
20 Apr 19
I have heard many stories like that among my relatives and friends. I have still not experienced anything personally like that. But once my husband had lend some money to his drunkard cousin and it never came back.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36858)
• Pamplona, Spain
20 Apr 19
With the family closest to me yes I have.
Ones very close to me then did behave like that also.
Once when I asked my brother to please lend me five pounds he almost had a fit.
I never asked him anything again ever and I had always lent him money before no questions asked ever.
Hope they get their money back soon.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
20 Apr 19
I have a different story about my brother. When I was in need of money my brother offered money to me by himself and also told do not let it out. Being so much honest I told this to his wife, thinking I will pay back that money to him (I treated it as a debt). But things become upside down with my honesty. She took it as a big issue and created a fight with him, then her father interrupted and shut her telling if he does anything for his sisters, you don't have any right to ask. They are his sisters.
Till that date her position was in my heart, very high, I given a high position to her than my brother, but that day everything spoiled. I understood why my brother told me to keep it as a secret.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
21 Apr 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 yes i felt so bad and felt for my brother too.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36858)
• Pamplona, Spain
20 Apr 19
@Sreekala
Oh dear and I can bet you really felt bad about all that too.
Is she still the same way with you then?
Her Father was right that was between you and your brother not her business at all.
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@allknowing (130088)
• India
20 Apr 19
There is an apt saying "Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend."
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@florelway (23097)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
20 Apr 19
As an old saying says Money is the root of all evil. It creates greed, power, envy. Some people owed me some money but I do not want to destroy the relationship by forcing them to pay me. But sometimes it's hurting when you find them having fun while I am struggling with my finances.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
20 Apr 19
I can relate with your problem so I understand it quite well. But I am glad I successfully kept my patience and forgot the money. Still I am struggling to pay back those debts. I treated it as the 'result of my actions in the past'. What is the use of blaming those people.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
21 Apr 19
@florelway once it is broken then it is like that for ever. Money can't restore it back .
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@florelway (23097)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
20 Apr 19
@Sreekala you are right, money can be recovered but it's hard to repair broken relationships.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
20 Apr 19
haha that is good dear. If some one asks help we can politely says we don't have money.
What do you think if some one has no money so take debts to help others? I am that much great and struggling to pay back that debts still. Since I have not asked to pay back, I am still a great person
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
20 Apr 19
@Nevena83 Yes, it was mistake to become that much broadminded. Nothing can be done at present, after believing some one, will pay back it correctly. On realizing the mistake, I can only learn lessons from it. But at the same time, I have to keep my head up so has to pay back that debts by my own.
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@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
20 Apr 19
This is the sad truth among family and relatives and even to friends. when money gets in the way, relationship is starting to fall. Maybe if we can only be honest telling the truth and ask sometime to return whatever we owe them then things will be better. communication can always help to patch things up.
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@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
25 Apr 19
@Sreekala Family will always be family so hope they can talk nicely and settle things.
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@Sreekala (34314)
• India
25 Apr 19
@chavezrmc Yes, I do agree. My hubby interfered and talked to them, they nicely treated him and promised to pay back the money within a week. Have to wait and see what they will do.
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@psanasangma (5881)
• India
21 Apr 19
Its happen, once you are not able to provide money, your value of not being provider goes down
sometime, this kind of act give stress and unpleasant environment.
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@acelawrites (19274)
• Philippines
20 Apr 19
As they say, "money is the root of all evil!" It's bad that relationships are destroyed because of money.
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@resukill22 (25054)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
20 Apr 19
For me money now is powerful, in many things
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@ARN4567 (1061)
• Baguio, Philippines
20 Apr 19
Yeah, I too have some experiences about like what you have but it is our neighbor...when they ask for money and promise to pay it later they are like so kind and friendly...but when it comes to paying even beyond the promised deadline they are like ghost with amnesia...although it is a small amount, it is still money...
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@hereandthere (45671)
• Philippines
20 Apr 19
did they borrow money? or did they take someone else's money?
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@Shiva49 (26163)
• Singapore
20 Apr 19
When we lend money to a friend, we may not only lose the money but also the friend!
It is worse when it comes to relatives, as they feel slighted if we ask for a return of the money borrowed.
I give only what I can afford to lose and that way I do not press for repayment - siva
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