I’ll end my friendship with my rich friend because he won’t lend me $5.

Imagine asking a friend for a five-dollar loan and being turned down. One might dismiss it as a minor inconvenience, but for others, like the woman in today’s story, it can raise questions about friendship and its values.

So she told her story.
For nearly 7 years, my best friend and I have been friends. She was poor and lived paycheck to paycheck when we met. When her car broke down, she had no way to get to work, so I let her borrow my car without charging her. I was financially stable and happy to help her.

My finances changed over time, and I started living paycheck to paycheck like her. After a few months of dating an online guy, she learned he was a millionaire. They married soon after, and she hasn’t struggled since.

I have borrowed money a few times and always paid it back. Her usual amount is less than $25, and she always obliged until recently.

I was surprised when she said she didn’t have money the last two times I asked. I then asked for $5, and she said the same thing. I thought it odd that she didn’t have $5. Since she got married, her brothers and a few other friends have tried to take advantage of her newfound wealth by borrowing money they never paid back and having her bail them out of expensive situations.

I asked her if I had forgotten to pay her back because I thought I had. When she told me I had always paid her back, I told her I was hurt because I felt like I needed her help with something (like if I got arrested) but she wouldn’t let me borrow $5.

She replied that, like her brothers, I needed to budget better and that she couldn’t bail everyone out. She said she worked multiple jobs and did what she had to when she struggled.

I told her it was unfair for her to lump me in with her brothers because I have never taken advantage of her or said anything like that when I let her borrow my car or when she needed money. She said money and friends should never mix after I told her I loved her but was ending the conversation.

Since then, she has said, “I didn’t deserve that conversation last night, I hope you know that” to which I have not responded and have no plans to. I am deeply hurt that she thinks I was wrong, but I disagree. Although I’m not entitled to anyone’s money, borrowed or not, I did everything I could to help her when she was in my shoes. While I could understand if I had requested a large loan, I only requested $5.

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