Interesting as it introduces the emotional side into it and re-inforces that the person believes the relationship to be something of value. I often find that t

Interesting as it introduces the emotional side into it and re-inforces that the person believes the relationship to be something of value. I often find that the people who owe me money are the closest to me - they ignore the small charges that I had passed to them, or they forget them. I don't think its malicious, but there must be something in peoples psyche that makes them think you've done a favour. What I have now are set rates where I might discount slightly for friends, but not substantially. I also try not to take on jobs that are too small now. I've also always found that lawyers can often exacerbate a situation. Take divorce for example - I know a few people who seemed to be having a relatively amicable divorce until the lawyers were brought in. I myself used to be quite litigious but these days I feel that I should have been more careful at the start and often put things down to experience and move on.