Today, I discovered that the five-star meal that my friend treated me to last night was actually meant to be repayment of the $200 I loaned her last month. I needed that money for bills and she refuses to give me another cent. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, strapped for money, I asked one of my good friends to loan me some. She said no, because she’s broke herself. I later see her checked in on NOBU, a high class, expensive restaurant, on Facebook and she’d bought a new designer purse and shoes with the hashtag #TreatYourself. FML
Today, my friend won’t pay me back the money I lent her. I stupidly lent her $1200. She’s calling me an “inconsiderate bitch” because I “have a good paying job, I’ll be alright.” FML
Today, after having loaned my girlfriend money after she claimed to be broke and unable to pay her rent and electricity bills, she went out, spent it all on a new purse and phone, and now refuses to pay me back. FML
Today, I listened as my ridiculously wealthy friend excitedly rambled on and on about her latest shopping trip. This is the same friend who owes me £150, and accused me of being insensitive for asking her to repay it at some point. FML
Today, I went out to eat with a friend. I was supposed to be paying, but when I tried to, there wasn't enough money in my bank account. She didn't have money with her either. FML
Today, I thought I was doing a nice thing when I spent hundreds of dollars to get my friend a plane ticket home. She yelled at me when I gave it to her. Turns out, she planned on spending a few more months freeloading off me. FML
Today, I went to a restaurant with my friend, where my credit card got denied in front of everyone. The staff teased me and made me sit in the restaurant while my friend begged for money outside. FML
Today, my sister still refuses to pay back all the money she owes me because she once bought me something from the dollar menu at McDonald's. FML
Today, and for the past 2 years, my aunt has owed me money. She just admitted that she fell for a scam, and gave the scammer more than double the amount I'd loaned her. I felt bad for her… until I realized something. When I asked how she had it to give to them, but not to pay me back, she got mad and hung up on me. FML
Today, after years of loaning my mother countless amounts of cash that never get paid back, borrowing $60 from her, and being just one day late paying it off due to food poisoning, she sends a very large man to my door to collect, like she's Tony Soprano. FML
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RenamonFucksLuna 21
She's a bitch. Dump her "friendship"
RedPillSucks 33
worse than that, even if it did cost $200, she would have only eaten $100th worth, so where is the rest of the money
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getindoe69 17
YDI, your friend took you out to a five star restaurant and treated you to an expensive meal as payment for money that you loaned her. I'm sorry that she paid for an expensive meal for you and won't give you more money atop that...
rileyrae0000 23
All of your comments on FMLs that I've seen are ridiculous. This makes no sense?? I'm sure OP wouldn't have accepted the meal they didn't know it was repayment for the loan. OP probably thought it was just an act of kindness from a friend.
RedPillSucks 33
this logic is wrong. suppose by some stretch of the imagination, OPs friend did actually spend $200 on a meal. She ate half, so OP would still be owed $100. Now think about the money OP lent. Her friend could spend that money on anything, yet for repay it via a meal, she doesn't allow OP to have choice in how it's spent. OPs friends position is morally indefensible
metalwolf 17
You are a moron. If you give out money, you return money. 'nuff said. I have been burned by a friend who thought buying me a statue was a good repayment on a loan. Do you think the pawn shop would let me resell them the statue for 100% price they sold it to my friend? (she threw away the receipt)
Dictionaryspeaks 18
I'm actually sorry I've experienced this myself so so sorry Op
theamazingd 17
You ought to take her to small claims court. That's not acceptable.
orneryvixen 15
You should have clarified with her before you went to dinner. The fact that she can afford to treat you to a five star meal but not pay you back is reason enough for you to have asked for your money right then and there.
MandieL 27
If someone owes you money, you expect money unless the person and you make other arrangements. OP obviously didn't know about this arrangement so it shouldn't be considered a repayment.
Voij 16
It's legally not considered a repayment either. If both of the involved parties agree to repay the debt through a meal, instead of actual money, then that'd be a different story. But as it is, if you owe someone e.g. 200 bucks, you HAVE to pay them back 200 bucks. You can seperately agree on something else, but the default is that you have to return what you borrowed from someone else, not just something you consider to be of equal value. Aside from that, this now basically comes down to word-against-word. If OP can get proof of the loan having been taken, better yet if the "friend" declares that they consider the loan repayed through the meal, then OP has the legal high-ground because there was never any agreement on substituting the 200$ through a meal. If OP can't get proof of the loan, though, then the "friend" is in the more favorable position.
IvyChennyChen 21
Both FYL and YDI 1) it's true she's being a bitch for not returning your 200$ 2) you shouldn't have expected her to pay for an expensive 5 star meal and expect her to still pay you back... Idk about how your friendship works but between my friends and me, we split the tab. That way, no one person is burdened with the bill. Maybe she wasnt clear but you should've made it clear to her before accepting that meal. So, sorry but FYL and YDI.
MandieL 27
I take friends out for dinner all the time and vice versa. If I lend someone money, I expect money back in return unless another arrangement has been made. OP obviously didn't know about this arrangement, so this is on the friend.
leogachi 15
@32 How did you come to that conclusion? The friend told Op that she was going to treat her to a meal, it's not like Op just stuck her with the bill.
lexa1love 16
I have loaned many friends some money. Multiples times they pay me back AND treat me to dinner to show me that they are thankful. I have also split tabs and bought meals for friends on countless occasions. I am just saying that none of those are strange occurrences. If I give someone 200$ I expect that back in cash unless otherwise decided between the two of us.
Geckosrock99 33
If you think about it, that's a very expensive crap. Anyway, ditch the "Friend". I doubt it would fly if you pulled that with her. She doesn't sound like the type.
worldclassrager 41
Well that didn't work out as planned...the amount the bill cost she couldn't pay you back?
Creed_Aprooved 12
hey I would take that deal any day
RedPillSucks 33
never lend money that you aren't prepared to lose
Axel5238 29
OP, gotta agree with 32. This is FYL and YDI. Lending money like that you should set the terms for paying back before hand. Also, if there wasn't some sort of special occasion as of recent I'd question why someone was treating me to such an expensive meal. Some people have to be told that in certain situations that the favor has to be returned in the same manner and not in something equal of value.