Pls tell me how can i do..........

@evanya (72)
United States
March 1, 2010 2:17am CST
hi everyone,whether you have ever suffered a dilemma from your friends or schoolmate,hmmm....i lent some money to my friend in a time when she needed the money,but,however,since then,she did not contact me any more,and i would not contact her,more importantly,now i need money.she is my friend,i would not hesitate to lend her the money when she needed the money,but now ,she could not give me a prompt and i would not call her,too.....what do you think of such a situation?
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8 responses
@sawaxiao (24)
• China
4 Mar 10
i think you should call her directly.not for money,just talk to her about her situation lately.maybe she is just short of money.she has no money to give back to you so she feels sorry .that's maybe why she didn't contact you. let's look back,people always ask their good friends for help when in bad situations.she borrowed money from you means that she treats you as your best friend.maybe she really has problems now.
@hofferp (4734)
• United States
2 Mar 10
I would call her and tell her I'm in a jam and need the money I lent her. If she's a friend, she'll give you what she can now, maybe not all of it, but something. If she blows you off, she's not a friend, and you've learned a valuable lesson. Usually when I lend money, in my mind, I write it off as a loss. When it's repaid, it's always a pleasant surprise.
@babshish (1387)
• India
1 Mar 10
Well in my opinion, you should ask her if your friend can return the money which you have given, if not then thats fine and wait for some more time. May be she is not in a position of returning back and must be hesitating in telling you the same. So keep in touch with her and try to make her comfartable and let her know that even if she can't return the money now, can return it when she has, but don't make this point to break the friendship, if she is your good friend. As good friend are reallly hard to find and once the relationship is broken it is very hard to make up and even if you make up, a thin line will be still there.
@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
1 Mar 10
I am not sure whats going on with your friend... but I have been in a rough spot for a couple years.. I got a divorce and had no income and a child to support... There have been a number of friends that have helped me out financially, which I was and still am grateful for.. I have not contacted most of them because I feel that they wouldnt want to speak to me if I didnt have the dough to give them... Which could be wrong but I feel guilty that I can not repay them yet.. I do intend on paying them back.. I guess what I am trying to say is your friend may not be contacting you because of the fact that she/he can not pay you back right now.. and my feel ashamed, or disappointed with themselves or unworthy... On the other hand... about 3 years back I loaned out a great sum of money to a friend.. With the promise that she would pay me back... I could really use the money right now.. But I know that person is not much better off then me... Yes it can be extremely frustrating that you know this person owes you money and that if the debt was paid it may correct or help the bind you are in right now... It sucks when you are not paid back in a timely matter.. I guess through my experiences with borrowing money out.. I will not borrow unless I truly don't need the money... When someone needs to borrow they don't have it at that point for themselves.. And in most situations, the loan(s) only solve the problem temporarily.. But over time the situation remains the same, just owing more that they don't have to begin with, creating deeper debt.. And with the way the economy is right now most of us are in debt, or scraping each month to get the bills paid.. But if you really need to get this money back, try contacting her.. May be make arrangements to get a little back each week or how ever often she gets paid.. Granted this solution would not solve your problems right away, but it may over time... Next time some one asks you if they can borrow money from you, ask yourself if you really need the money to make it yourself? Or can you go without it? Then if you are not paid back right away or in the time that it was expected to be paid back you will not be in such a bind.. Good luck and I hope you have a better tomorrow...
@k15682 (300)
• United States
1 Mar 10
As bad as this sounds I once borrowed $10 from a friend and FORGOT about it. She asked me a month or so later about it and boy did I feel like an idiot when I handed it back to her apologizing profusely! This may be the case here, I had honestly forgotten about it and she may have also. try contacting her.
• Philippines
1 Mar 10
i also encountered a friend like that. after borrowing money from me he just disappeared. and there was this time that i saw him, he pretended that he didn't see me. hey! what's the point of ignoring me, it's just money and the friendship is still there.regarding your situation i don't think you should lend money to her again.i know you have other friends out there who would be willing to help you in return at times when you need them.
@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
1 Mar 10
Hi! Well if you really need the money back why don't you contact her? You have the right to do that so don't hesitate. You know, there's a lot of people like your friend who don't know how to pay back when not prompted to. They take advantage of other's weakness especially when they're shy to collect what is owed. And if you let your friend do that to you, she/he might continue doing that to others which is not a good thing. Of course, it's not bad to borrow money or ask help when needed but learn to return the favor or pay up and return what you owe from someone. Hope that helps. Ciao!
• Philippines
1 Mar 10
(^_^) I'm not surprised. Alot of friendship has gone to waste when money matter comes in.And its very saddening when it happens.And that only means she wasn't worth to be a friend at all.A true friendship is tested in good and bad times. She has seen your worth as a friend and u have seen her worth.Her loss , never yours, don't worry the money will come back to you for sure, not through her, but in ways that will even surprise you.